Suicide and Educational Attainment in a Transitional Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2275639 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wen L Li (The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 253-258 |
| Publication date | 1972-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1972.tb00809.x |
| OpenAlex | W1998829743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
The sociological evidence available to date has not firmly established the relationship between suicide and social status. It is postulated here that societies in different stages of development may manifest different patterns of etiology of suicide, and thus the suicide rates of different social strata may change over time. Educational attainment is used as an indicator of social status, rather than “usual” occupations as in previous studies. From an analysis of a transitional society, it is concluded: first, the relation between suicide and social status is negative; and second, with coming societal changes, it is likely that the relation between suicide and social status will also change
Criminology · Educational attainment · Political science · Population · Relation (database) · Social change · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Status attainment · Demography · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1987 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |