@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol and Suicide - Durkheim Revisited",
journal="Acta sociologica",
year="1991",
author="Skog, O.-j.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="193-206",
abstract="The paper reviews Durkheim's theory of suicide, with particular reference to his treat ment of alcohol as a causal factor. It is argued that Durkheim views alcohol as an individual-level factor, rather than as a socio-cultural factor on a par with other social facts This conception is criticized, as is Durkheim's analysis of his data It is argued that the rate of alcohol abuse in society is a social fact that has an explanatory power beyond the level of individual suicides. Some possible causal links between the social suicide rate and rates of alcohol abuse are discussed. © 1991, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6993",
doi="10.1177/000169939103400303",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000169939103400303"
}