Suicide
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"Suicide" is a foundational sociological work by Émile Durkheim that systematically analyzes the social factors influencing suicide rates and helped establish sociology as an empirical science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Suicide canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9654918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suicide Context triple: [The Rules of Sociological Method, followedBy, Suicide]
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Suicide
"Suicide" is a track by American rapper Pusha T, featuring Ab-Liva, from his critically acclaimed debut studio album *My Name Is My Name*.
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B.
Suicide
Suicide is an influential English punk band formed in the 1970s, known for its pioneering role in the synth-punk and electronic music scenes.
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Suicide
Suicide was a pioneering American electronic proto-punk duo known for their minimalist, confrontational sound and influential role in shaping punk, industrial, and synth-based music.
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Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band from Venice, California, known for pioneering the fusion of hardcore punk and thrash metal since the early 1980s.
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World Wide Suicide
"World Wide Suicide" is a politically charged rock song by American band Pearl Jam, released in 2006 and widely recognized for its critique of the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suicide Target entity description: "Suicide" is a foundational sociological work by Émile Durkheim that systematically analyzes the social factors influencing suicide rates and helped establish sociology as an empirical science.
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A.
Suicide
"Suicide" is a track by American rapper Pusha T, featuring Ab-Liva, from his critically acclaimed debut studio album *My Name Is My Name*.
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B.
Suicide
Suicide is an influential English punk band formed in the 1970s, known for its pioneering role in the synth-punk and electronic music scenes.
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C.
Suicide
Suicide was a pioneering American electronic proto-punk duo known for their minimalist, confrontational sound and influential role in shaping punk, industrial, and synth-based music.
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D.
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band from Venice, California, known for pioneering the fusion of hardcore punk and thrash metal since the early 1980s.
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E.
World Wide Suicide
"World Wide Suicide" is a politically charged rock song by American band Pearl Jam, released in 2006 and widely recognized for its critique of the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociological work ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
levels of social integration affect suicide rates
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levels of social regulation affect suicide rates ⓘ suicide is a social fact ⓘ 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 ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
development of sociological methodology
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foundations of sociology as an empirical science ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| definesTypeOfSuicide |
altruistic suicide
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anomic suicide ⓘ egoistic suicide ⓘ fatalistic suicide ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
criminology
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social psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre | sociology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of economic change and suicide
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discussion of family and marital status and suicide ⓘ discussion of religious affiliation and suicide ⓘ empirical analysis of suicide statistics ⓘ theoretical introduction on social facts ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern sociology
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social theory of anomie ⓘ sociology of deviance ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
social facts
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social integration ⓘ social regulation ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative method
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statistical analysis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early formulation of the concept of anomie
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linking suicide rates to social integration and regulation ⓘ systematic use of official statistics in sociology ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Suicide ⓘ |
| partOf | Durkheim's broader project to establish sociology as a distinct science ⓘ |
| proposesTypologyOf | suicide ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher | Félix Alcan ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | positivism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suicide Description of subject: "Suicide" is a foundational sociological work by Émile Durkheim that systematically analyzes the social factors influencing suicide rates and helped establish sociology as an empirical science.
Referenced by (2)
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