Understanding Suicide: A Sociological Autopsy

B. Fincham · S. Langer · J. Scourfield · M. Shiner

07/2011 · Springer

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Sociologists have debated suicide since the early days of the discipline. This book assesses that body of work and breaks new ground through a qualitatively-driven, mixed method 'sociological autopsy' ofone hundredsuicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives.

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Ben Fincham is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex, UK.

Susanne Langer is Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Jonathan Scourfield is Professor of Social Work at Cardiff University, UK.

Michael Shiner is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.