Suicidality among Turkish Adolescents: Comparing Durkheim's and Tarde's Perspectives
Description:
Suicidality is an important problem among adolescents. This study compares Durkheim's and Tarde's perspectives on suicide. While the Durkheimian perspective alleges that integration, regulation, and anomie play the major role on adolescent suicidality, Tarde's theory considers imitation as the most important factor affecting suicidality. Durkheim suggests that individuals with higher integration and regulation are less likely to commit suicide. Individuals with less integration and regulation, …
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Date:
August 2018
Creator:
Gurbuz, Suheyl