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OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
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The Cultural Meaning of Suicide: What Does That Mean?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2012 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, volume 64, pages 83-94 (issn: 0030-2228, eissn: 1541-3764, Copyright policy )
Authors: David, Lester;

doi: 10.2190/om.64.1.f

pmid: 22372370

The Cultural Meaning of Suicide: What Does That Mean?

Abstract

Scholars sometimes stress that it is important to know the individual meaning of suicide and the cultural meaning of suicide, but the meaning of these terms remains unclear. The present article discusses this problem and suggests that the individual meaning of suicide is best based on the motives for suicide, while the cultural meaning of suicide is best rooted in the lay theories of suicide in which the members of cultures and subcultures believe.

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Suicide, Culture, Humans

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popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
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impulse
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