Suicide: A Study in Sociology
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"Suicide: A Study in Sociology" is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes suicide as a social phenomenon shaped by factors like integration and regulation rather than purely individual psychology.
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| Suicide: A Study in Sociology canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Suicide: A Study in Sociology Context triple: [Émile Durkheim, notableWork, Suicide: A Study in Sociology]
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The Study of Sociology
The Study of Sociology is an 1873 work by Herbert Spencer that lays out his early systematic approach to sociological theory and methodology.
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"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
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C.
The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
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An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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E.
Anthropology and the Abnormal
Anthropology and the Abnormal is a seminal anthropological essay that examines how different cultures define and interpret normality and abnormality in human behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suicide: A Study in Sociology Target entity description: "Suicide: A Study in Sociology" is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes suicide as a social phenomenon shaped by factors like integration and regulation rather than purely individual psychology.
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A.
The Study of Sociology
The Study of Sociology is an 1873 work by Herbert Spencer that lays out his early systematic approach to sociological theory and methodology.
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B.
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
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C.
The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
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D.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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E.
Anthropology and the Abnormal
Anthropology and the Abnormal is a seminal anthropological essay that examines how different cultures define and interpret normality and abnormality in human behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| argument |
levels of social integration affect suicide rates
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levels of social regulation affect suicide rates ⓘ suicide is a social fact that can be studied scientifically ⓘ suicide rates are influenced by social factors rather than only individual psychology ⓘ |
| author | Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
anomie
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social facts ⓘ social integration ⓘ social regulation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
criminology
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social psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative statistics of suicide
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economic conditions and suicide ⓘ family structure and suicide ⓘ marital status and suicide ⓘ religious differences in suicide rates ⓘ social change and suicide ⓘ |
| genre |
social science
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sociology ⓘ |
| influenced |
public health approaches to suicide
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social theory ⓘ sociology of deviance ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
altruistic suicide
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anomic suicide ⓘ egoistic suicide ⓘ fatalistic suicide ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
social integration
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social regulation ⓘ sociology of suicide ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative method
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macro-sociological analysis ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of the concept of social facts to an individual act
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foundational contribution to sociology of suicide ⓘ systematic typology of suicide ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Suicide ⓘ |
| partOf | classical sociological canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher | Félix Alcan ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Division of Labour in Society
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The Rules of Sociological Method ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
functionalism
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positivism ⓘ |
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Subject: Suicide: A Study in Sociology Description of subject: "Suicide: A Study in Sociology" is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes suicide as a social phenomenon shaped by factors like integration and regulation rather than purely individual psychology.
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