Wally/Les/Joni(not)/anyone who is vaguely interested.....suicidio...
>>No not the Ponchielli aria...(though one of my favourites when
>>Callas sings it...as a great example of the range of her
>>voice)..but the academic study. Emile Durkheim was a turn of the
>>century (ie 19th to 20th) French sociologist who researched and
>>wrote extensively on the topic of suicide. I think the original
>>will be around in academic libraries but most introductory
>>sociology readers (of which there are tons) include this work.
>>Alternatively, do a web search for Durkheim+Suicide and it will
>>give you a number of options...or also Durkheim+Anomie or Anomic
>>Suicide. In academic study, the concept is often allied to Marx's
>>concept of alienation and Max Weber on social action.
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>If you want any more info, let me know
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>Gordon
