Bringing Anomie Back In
Exceptional Events and Excess Suicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7101537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Anthony Hoffman (Columbia University, corresponding author), P Bearman (0000-0002-3745-3164, Columbia University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 186-210 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-6696 • E-ISSN: 2330-6696 |
| Publisher | Society for Sociological Science (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.15195/v2.a10 |
| OpenAlex | W2058464994 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 44 |
In this article we show that imitation is not the mechanism behind the observed increase in suicides subsequent to highly publicized celebrity suicides. Instead, we show that most celebrity suicides are exceptional events and because of that have similar effects on the daily suicide rate as other exciting events. This finding suggests that Durkheim was right in rejecting the Tardean hypothesis that imitation is an operative mechanism and provides substantial support for the competing hypothesis that disruptive and/or exciting events (whether favorable or unfavorable) induce anomie and with it suicide
Anomie · Criminology · Imitation · Sociology · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |