The Choice of Weapons: A Study of Methods of Suicide by Sex, Race, and Region
| Autor: | Maurice C. Taylor, Jerry W. Wicks |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
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Urban Population Poisoning Culture Socialization Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Social Environment Suicide prevention United States Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Race (biology) Sex Factors Social Class Sociocultural perspective Injury prevention Ethnicity Humans Female Lethality Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 10:142-149 |
| ISSN: | 0363-0234 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1980.tb00773.x |
| Popis: | The relationship of sex, race and region to methods of suicide are used to test the validity of two theories which attempt to explain the choice of methods among suicide victims. The two theories, lethality of intent and differential socialization with firearms, are briefly discussed. Data are collected from official death certificates in five cities during a three year period, 1969 through 1971. The findings provide little support for the lethality of intent theory. Although the differential socialization theory receives partial support, one can argue for a broader sociocultural perspective on methods of suicide which includes location in the social structure as well as regional socialization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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