{"product_id":"social-meanings-of-suicide-jack-d-douglas-9780691621173","title":"Social Meanings of Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influential \u003ci\u003eSuicide\u003c\/i\u003e (1897) to contemporary writings by sociologists who have patterned their own work on Durkheim's. Douglas points out fundamental weaknesses in the structural-functional study of suicide, and offers an alternative theoretical approach. He demonstrates the unreliability of official statistics on suicide and contends that Durkheim's explanations of suicide rates in terms of abstract social meanings are founded on an inadequate and misleading statistical base. The study of suicidal actions, Douglas argues, requires an examination of the individual's own construction of his actions. He analyzes revenge, escape, and sympathy motives; using diaries, notes, and observers' reports, he shows how the social meanings of actual cases should be studied. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1967. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePrinceton Legacy Library\u003c\/b\u003e uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack D. Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691621179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691621173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.85d","brand":"Jack D. Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453368840447,"sku":"9780691621173","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf7b4840-e026-493e-87e5-16baa7965fce.jpg?v=1777299869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-meanings-of-suicide-jack-d-douglas-9780691621173","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}