SUICIDAL CAREERS - TOWARDS A SYMBOLIC INTERACTION THEORY OF SUICIDE

• NCJ Number: 7141
• Author(s): D MILLER
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 285 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR A DOCTORATE IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, UNIV CA

Annotation

PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL WHICH EXPLAINS SUICIDE AS THE RESULT OF FAILURES IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND A SUBSEQUENT NEGATIVE SELF-IMAGE.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE RELEVANT WORK OF PHILOSOPHERS AND SCIENTISTS, EXAMINES THE CASES AND NOTES OF SUICIDES, AND SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF TESTS ADMINISTERED TO A GROUP WHO WERE ADMITTED TO A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL THEMSELVES. CONCEPTS DRAWN FROM LITERATURE ABOUT THE SELF AND ABOUT SUICIDE ARE DEVELOPED-COMMITMENT, CRISIS, AND COMMUNICATION. FROM THESE, A MODEL IS DEVELOPED TO EXPLAIN WHY, AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS, AN INDIVIDUAL TURNS AGAINST HIMSELF AND TAKES HIS OWN LIFE. THREE SEPARATE STUDIES OF SUICIDE, BASED ON EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE, DESCRIBE, AND TEST THE THEORETICAL MODEL. AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED REFERENCES