1. Emily Durkheim - Studies on Suicide
Despite common assumptions of suicide rates being higher during the dark and gloomy winters, statistical data point towards suicide rates being higher during the warmer months, without exception in any country. ... But this is not the case as statistical data shows that even countries closed to the centre may have very low suicide rates thus disproving the theory of imitation in case of suicide rate (Suicide, pg. 123-145). ... Let us look at these in detail: 1) Egoistic Suicide: Egoism means, the process by which individuals detach themselves from the wider society by turning their activity ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate