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Durkheim Revisited: Why Do Women Kill Themselves?
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Johnson, Kathryn K. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1979
Contemporary studies of female suicidal behavior show that such women exhibit characteristics corresponding to the behavioral indices of impersonalism, submissiveness, passivity, and obedience producing the lack of individuation characteristic of Durkheim's altruistic/fatalistic suicide categories. The author suggests this supports the contention…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Death
Problem Solving and Suicidal Behavior.
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Pollock, Leslie R.; Williams, J. Mark G. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1998
Reviews research focusing on problem-solving deficits and their relationship to suicidal behavior and considers some of the methodological problems that arise. Discusses findings in terms of active versus passive problem solving, state or trait factors, and the psychological processes underlying problem solving. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Development, Depression (Psychology)