Category Archives: Suicide

Sociology, Science, Suicide…and Durkheim (Part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Seth Abrutyn

Our first step in thinking about how to teach Durkheim to undergrads and graduate students involves discussing and evaluating his descriptive model (see Part 1 for background context on this essay). Admittedly, there will be times where I have to … Continue reading →

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Cultural Sociology I: Meaning Making and the Psychological Industrial-Complex

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Seth Abrutyn

In a previous post, I made the argument that sociology needs to go beyond just incorporating culture into a sociology of suicide. It needs a cultural theory altogether. But, what would that look like? What would be its framework? One … Continue reading →

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A Cultural Theory of Suicide?

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Seth Abrutyn

Sociology has famously studied suicide using Durkheim’s classic structural framework. For the uninitiated or for those needing a refresher, what that means – or at least the common interpretation of what that means – is that (a) the structure of … Continue reading →

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