Publication

2000-03-01 - Blackwell Publishing Limited

Language

English

Word Count

42,000 words, Guess

Page Count

168 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

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Description

Aims to demistify suicide and to show that suicidal behaviour is not necessarily abnormal. Written in jargon-free style and from a theoretically eclectic position, this text critically examines the social and intellectual origins of the view that suicide is abnormal and requires medical treatment.

First Sentence

How have we developed our ideas about the meaning of suicide and what should be done about this way of dying?

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