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Social Integration and Suicide: A Test of Durkheim's Theory

Social Integration and Suicide: A Test of Durkheim's Theory Durkheim's proposition that suicide varies inversely with social integration is subjected to a holocultural test, using three indicators of socialintegration. Contrary to Durkheim's thesis, suicide is found to vary directlywith societal integration. An explanation of this finding is offered, employing a distinction between the integration of the group as a whole andthe integration of individuals within groups. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behavior Science Research SAGE

Social Integration and Suicide: A Test of Durkheim's Theory

Behavior Science Research , Volume 12 (4): 19 – Nov 1, 1977

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0094-3673
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10.1177/106939717701200404
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Abstract

Durkheim's proposition that suicide varies inversely with social integration is subjected to a holocultural test, using three indicators of socialintegration. Contrary to Durkheim's thesis, suicide is found to vary directlywith societal integration. An explanation of this finding is offered, employing a distinction between the integration of the group as a whole andthe integration of individuals within groups.

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Behavior Science ResearchSAGE

Published: Nov 1, 1977

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