1st Edition
The Idea of Suicide Contagion, Imitation, and Cultural Diffusion
By Michael J. Kral
Copyright 2019
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is about a new theory of suicide as cultural mimesis, or as an idea that is internalized from culture. Written as part of a new, critical focus in suicidology, this volume moves away from the dominant, strictly scientific understanding of suicide as the result of a mental disorder, and towards positioning suicide as an anthropologically salient, community-driven phenomenon. Written by a... Read more
Preface
Chapter One: Introduction: Human Imitation as Culture
Chapter Two: On Suicide
Chapter Three: Social Epidemics
Chapter Four: Culture and Suicide
Chapter Five: Cultural Mimesis in Suicide: A Return to Diffusion and Gabriel Tarde
Chapter Six: Afterword
Biography
Michael J. Kral is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University, USA.
