Essays about: "durkheim suicide"

Found 4 essays containing the words durkheim suicide.

  1. 1. The Morality of Depression : A Theoretical Study on the Social Maintenance of Depression

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Lina Alarabi; [2020]
    Keywords : depression; morality; social control;

    Abstract : This theoretical study depicts and highlights the seemingly individual phenomenon of depression in a social and collective light. Shame and guilt naturally invoke negative responses in people, yet, this has been found beneficial for the social solidarity of a collective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Suicide – Dying for a higher purpose? A study of the motives of the Islamic female suicide bombers through Emile Durkheim’s structural view on suicide

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Michelle Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Suicide; Suicide Terrorism; Islam; Gender; Martyrdom; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There have been several accounts of suicide attacks in the last few years; and although male attackers outnumber female attackers, the number of female suicide bombers has been on the rise. This thesis analyzes the motivation of Muslim female suicide bombers using Durkheim’s theory on suicide and society. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is the effect of income on the suicide rate always negative? A test of Barnes' theory

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Magnusson; [2008]
    Keywords : suicide; public health; social medicine; sociology of medicine; Durkheim; sociological theory; replication; ecological study; quantitative; socio economic; epidemiology; social epidemiology; economic theory of suicide; income;

    Abstract : Durkheim’s socioeconomic hypothesis of suicide has been a popular theory to test for sociologists. However the results have been mixed, offering very little cumulative sociological knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social Cohesion and Suicide: Testing Durkheim's conjecture

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Erik Pettersson; [2006]
    Keywords : suicide; social cohesion; Durkheim;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between suicide rates and social cohesion at a cross-country level. Social cohesion is defined as heterogeneity in preferences and measured as the standard deviation in multiple choice questions from the World Value Survey. READ MORE