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OverviewOriginally published in 1976 Race and Suicide in South Africa synthesises the two dimensions of suicide: the personal and the social phenomenon. Its approach is Durkheimian in the use of court records, and phenomenological in the examination of actual cases. About 1500 cases of suicide in Durban from 1940-70 are analysed in terms of race, sex, occupation, marital status, economic status, family type and size, residential area, time and method used. What emerges is a revealing picture of suicide in South African ethnic groups. The findings confute the idea of Durkheim and others that behaviour in suicide conforms to certain universal principles and suggest the crucial role of particular social conditions in determining suicide trends, while at the same time challenging the proposition that a high suicide rate is associated with high status. Instead the author found that there were common emotional syndromes among suicides, but there were contributed to by different social factors. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fatima MeerPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9781032326757ISBN 10: 1032326751 Pages: 322 Publication Date: 25 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews‘…a fascinating and salutary study.’ Richard Thompson Journal of Sociology, Vol 14, Issue 3 Author InformationFatima Meer was was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |