Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. xiii*Part I. The Durkheimian Approach to Suicide, pg. 1*1. The Historical Context of Durkheim's Theory of Suicide, pg. 3*2. Durkheim's Suicide, pg. 13*3. Introduction to the Post-Durkheimian Theories, pg. 79*4. The Gibbs and Martin Status Integration Theory of Suicide, pg. 84*5. Powell's Status and Anomie Theory of Suicide, pg. 92*6. The Ecological Theories of Suicide, pg. 95*7. The Status Change Theories of Suicide, pg. 109*8. Halbwachs' Subculture Theory of Suicide, pg. 124*9. The Henry and Short Theory of Suicide, pg. 132*10. Gold's Theory of Suicide, pg. 144*11. A Summary of the Weaknesses and Contributions of Sociological Works on Suicide, pg. 152*12. The Nature and Use of the Official Statistics on Suicide, pg. 163*13. Social Actions as Meaningful Actions: Fundamental Considerations of the Nature of "Meaning", pg. 235*14. The Construction of Social Meanings, pg. 247*15. Sources of Information and the Construction of a Theory of Suicidal Actions as Socially Meaningful Actions, pg. 255*16. General Dimensions of the Meanings of Suicidal Phenomena, pg. 271*17. Common Patterns of Meanings Constructed in Which the Meanings of Suicidal Actions are of Fundamental Importance, pg. 284*18. The Suicidal Process, pg. 320*19. General Conclusion, pg. 338*Appendix I. Durkheim's Theory of the Relations Between the Individual and Society and Suicide, pg. 341*Appendix II. The Formal Definitions of Suicide, pg. 350*Bibliography, pg. 385*Index, pg. 393