Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction xiii
5. Part I. The Durkheimian Approach to Suicide 1
6. 1. The Historical Context of Durkheim's Theory of Suicide 3
7. 2. Durkheim's Suicide 13
8. Part II. The Post-Durkheimian Sociological Theories of Suicide
9. 3. Introduction to the Post-Durkheimian Theories 79
10. 4. The Gibbs and Martin Status Integration Theory of Suicide 84
11. 5. Powell's Status and Anomie Theory of Suicide 92
12. 6. The Ecological Theories of Suicide 95
13. 7. The Status Change Theories of Suicide 109
14. 8. Halbwachs' Subculture Theory of Suicide 124
15. 9. The Henry and Short Theory of Suicide 132
16. 10. Gold's Theory of Suicide 144
17. 11. A Summary of the Weaknesses and Contributions of Sociological Works on Suicide 152
18. Part III. Official Statistics on Suicide and Their Use in Sociological Works
19. 12. The Nature and Use of the Official Statistics on Suicide 163
20. Part IV. Suicidal Actions as Socially Meaningful Actions
21. 13. Social Actions as Meaningful Actions: Fundamental Considerations of the Nature of "Meaning" 235
22. 14. The Construction of Social Meanings 247
23. 15. Sources of Information and the Construction of a Theory of Suicidal Actions as Socially Meaningful Actions 255
24. 16. General Dimensions of the Meanings of Suicidal Phenomena 271
25. 17. Common Patterns of Meanings Constructed in Which the Meanings of Suicidal Actions are of Fundamental Importance 284
26. 18. The Suicidal Process 320
27. 19. General Conclusion 338
28. Appendix I. Durkheim's Theory of the Relations Between the Individual and Society and Suicide 341
29. Appendix II. The Formal Definitions of Suicide 350
30. Bibliography 385
31. Index 393