TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Alcohol and Suicide - Durkheim Revisited
JO  - Acta sociologica
A1  - Skog, O.-j.
SP  - 193
EP  - 206
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-6993
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000169939103400303
ID  - ref1
ER  -