When Anomie Becomes a Reason for Suicide
A New Macro-sociological Approach in the Durkheimian Tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2235262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Graeff (0000-0003-1110-0384, Technische Universität Dresden), Guido Mehlkop (0000-0003-3095-6188, Technische Universität Dresden) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 521-535 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcm020 |
| OpenAlex | W1998516562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
Durkheim's theory of suicide was among the first attempts within sociology to combine theoretical and empirical approaches. Empirical evidence has not yet produced cohesive results. In our opinion, this is due to inappropriate operationalization in previous studies. According to Durkheim's theory, ‘normal’ country-specific suicide levels and pathological suicide rates are different, and only the latter is really of sociological interest, as they are the result of Anomie. Our new empirical approach shows that country-specific suicide levels can be explained by particular living conditions that cannot be regarded as social phenomena (such as climatic conditions). In contrast, deviations from suicide levels over time are determined by social circumstances referring to Anomie
Anomie · Criminology · Deviance (statistics · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Operationalization · Positive economics · Social science · Sociological theory · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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The associations between parental involvement, peer network, and youth suicidality in China
Method Bias in Comparative Research
Suicide rates and socioeconomic factors in Eastern European countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union
Do tenants suffer from status syndrome? Homeownership, norms, and suicide in Belgium
Does the Free Market Kill Us? A Cross-National Study on Labor Market Freedom, Culture, and Lethal Violence
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Suicide
The Division of Labor
Suicide
Private Lebensformen im Wandel
Unemployment and Families
The accuracy of officially reported suicide statistics for purposes of epidemiological research
Mathematical Formalization of Durkheim's Theory of Division of Labor
The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on State Suicide Rates
Durkheim and the Study of Suicide
The spring peak in suicides
School Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention
The Economy and Suicide
Durkheim's Suicide
Durkheim as a Functionalist
Durkheim's Theory of Social Order and Deviance
Denomination, Religious Context, and Suicide
Durkheim's scenography of suicide
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |