| Durkheim's Suicide: A Century of Research and Debate Contributor(s): Pickering, W. S. F. (Editor), Walford, Geoffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415205824 ISBN-13: 9780415205825 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Durkheim's book on suicide, first published in 1897 is widely regarded as a classic text, and is essential reading for any student of Durkheim's thought and sociological method. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Research - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 362.28 |
| LCCN: 99-059080 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.4" W x 9.51" (1.07 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Durkeim's book on suicide, first published in 1897, is widely regarded as a classic text, and is essential reading for any student of Durkheim's thought and sociological method. This book examines the continuing importance of Durkheim's methodology. The wide-ranging chapters cover such issues as the use of statistics, explanation of suicide, anomie and religion and the morality of suicide. It will be of vital interest to any serious scholar of Durkheim's thought and to the sociologist looking for a fresh methodological perspective. |