The Idea of Suicide by Michael J Kral
This book is about a new theory of suicide as cultural mimesis, or as an idea that is internalized from culture. Written as part of a new, critical focus in suicidology, this volume moves away from the dominant, strictly scientific understanding of suicide as the result of a mental disorder, and towards positioning suicide as an anthropologically salient, community-driven phenomenon. Written by a leading researcher in the field, this volume presents a conception of suicide as culturally scripted, and it demonstrates how suicide becomes a cultural idiom of distress that for some can become a normative option.
Michael J. Kral is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780367670658 |
| ISBN 10 | 0367670658 |
| Title | The Idea of Suicide |
| Author | Michael J Kral |
| Series | Researching Social Psychology |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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