The Social Meanings of Suicide [1, 1 ed.] 0691621179

The Social Meanings of Suicide 9780691028125, 0691028125, 1400868114, 0691621179, 9781400868117, 9780691621173

This book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influent

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Social Meanings of Suicide 9781400868117

This book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influent

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Sadly Troubled History: The Meanings of Suicide in the Modern Age 9780773576827

A comparative history of suicide, consulting the largest set of case files ever assembled.

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Suicide and social justice : new perspectives on the politics of suicide and suicide prevention 2019046188, 9781138601833, 9781138601840, 9780429460494

"Suicide and Social Justice unites diverse scholarly and social justice perspectives on the international problem o

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Suicide : the social causes of self-destruction 9780813944357, 081394435X

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Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices 9781845458485

Re-examining Mary Douglas’ work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these th

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The Meanings of Gandhi 9780824885342

Some people see Mahatma Gandhi as a moral teacher of timeless and universal importance. Others believe that he was a mix

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Suicide: The Social Causes of Self-Destruction (Studies in Pure Sociology) 9780813944340, 9780813944395, 9780813944357, 0813944341

The conventional approach to suicide is psychiatric: ask the average person why people kill themselves, and they will li

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The Suicide Battalion 3141655554

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The Many Meanings of Poverty: Colonialism, Social Compacts, and Assistance in Eighteenth-Century Ecuador 9781503625266

This book analyzes the diverse understandings of poverty in a multiracial colonial society, eighteenth-century Quito. It

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