Wilfred T Masumura
Biographic Data
| ID | 123282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilfred T Masumura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wilfred T |
| FAMILY NAME | Masumura |
| SIGNATURE | MASUMURA W T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Integration and Suicide: A Test of Durkheim's Theory
Durkheim's proposition that suicide varies inversely with social inte gration is subjected to a holocultural test, using three indicators of social integration. Contrary to Durkheim's thesis, suicide is found to vary directly with societal integration. An explanation of this finding is offered, em ploying a distinction between the integration of the group as a whole and the integration of individuals within groups
Law and Violence: A Cross-Cultural Study
This cross-cultural survey of legal authority and violence uses a worldwide sample of 47 primitive societies. Societies which were coded by Beatrice Whiting on superordinate justice and superordinate punishment are coded by the author on their rates of intrasocietal violence. Superordinate justice means that officials are given authority to decide disputes involving homicide. Superordinate punishment refers to the additional power to mete out san…
Social Integration and Suicide: A Test of Durkheim's Theory
Durkheim's proposition that suicide varies inversely with social inte gration is subjected to a holocultural test, using three indicators of social integration. Contrary to Durkheim's thesis, suicide is found to vary directly with societal integration. An explanation of this finding is offered, em ploying a distinction between the integration of the group as a whole and the integration of individuals within groups
Law and Violence: A Cross-Cultural Study
This cross-cultural survey of legal authority and violence uses a worldwide sample of 47 primitive societies. Societies which were coded by Beatrice Whiting on superordinate justice and superordinate punishment are coded by the author on their rates of intrasocietal violence. Superordinate justice means that officials are given authority to decide disputes involving homicide. Superordinate punishment refers to the additional power to mete out san…
Social Integration and Suicide: A Test of Durkheim's Theory
Durkheim's proposition that suicide varies inversely with social inte gration is subjected to a holocultural test, using three indicators of social integration. Contrary to Durkheim's thesis, suicide is found to vary directly with societal integration. An explanation of this finding is offered, em ploying a distinction between the integration of the group as a whole and the integration of individuals within groups
Law and Violence: A Cross-Cultural Study
This cross-cultural survey of legal authority and violence uses a worldwide sample of 47 primitive societies. Societies which were coded by Beatrice Whiting on superordinate justice and superordinate punishment are coded by the author on their rates of intrasocietal violence. Superordinate justice means that officials are given authority to decide disputes involving homicide. Superordinate punishment refers to the additional power to mete out san…
Criminology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aggression (1 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 works) · Economic Justice (1 works) · Emile Durkheim and Sociology (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Homicide (1 works)