The Study of Suicide by Emile Durkheim- Camila Yengle

 The Study of Suicide by Emile Durkheim

Camila Yengle


    In 1897 Emile Durkheim published a classic text called "Le suicide" that was  the sociology study of suicide. The text came to a conclusion that suicide can be caused by social reasons instead of just individual personal reasons and this statement had been new and 'groundbreaking' at the time. The text talked about how suicide rates differed between religion, for example he found that suicide rates in Catholics were lower than those in protestants because of a stronger form of social control. He also found that suicide was more common among men, more common among single individuals, and less common around those who have children. He also found that soldiers were more common to commit suicide and that they would commit suicide in times of peace rather than at war. Durkheim came to the conclusion that the more socially integrated a person, the more likely they are to commit suicide. Durkheim created categories to distinguish the different types of suicide. Altruistic suicide is suicide led by the "benefit of a cause or for society at large". Anomic suicide is suicide caused by a feeling of disconnection or not belonging in society. Egoistic suicide is also suicide caused by disconnection. Fatalistic suicide is suicide caused by someone under extreme regulations creating oppressive conditions and one believing that dying is less worse than living out these conditions. 

Extended research: 

It talked in the article about causes of suicide that Durkheim wrote about but this was int he 1800's so I decided to do some research on a more modern day cause of suicide. Bullying and cyberbully can greatly effect the mental and emotional state of teenagers which can lead to depression and society. 60% of students who experience cyberbullying stated that it greatly affected their ability to learn and feel safe while at school. Students who are cyber bullied are 2 times more likely to commit suicide. Cyberbullying can also cause low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, family problems, academic difficulties, delinquency, school violence, and suicidal thoughts/attempts.

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