ERIC Number: EJ692107
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Publication Date: 2005-Jun
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An Application of Durkheim's Theory of Suicide to Prison Suicide Rates in the United States
Tartaro, Christine; Lester, David
Death Studies, v29 n5 p413-422 Jun 2005
E. Durkheim (1897) suggested that the societal rate of suicide might be explained by societal factors, such as marriage, divorce, and birth rates. The current study examined male prison suicide rates and suicide rates for men in the total population in the United States and found that variables based on Durkheim's theory of suicide explained prison suicide rates better than suicide rates for total population. Possible reasons for these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Suicide, Males, Social Influences, Predictor Variables, Institutionalized Persons, Social Integration, Divorce, Birth Rate
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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