The socioemotional foundations of suicide: A microsociological view of Durkheim's suicide

Sociological Theory

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 327-351

  Abrutyn, Seth ^a   Mueller, Anna S ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Durkheim; macro micro; social psychology; sociology of emotions; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924853866     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: 14679558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0735275114558633     Document Type: Article

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