Which famous sociologist cheerfully divided suicides into four main categories and what were they?

McGruff

French sociologist Emile Durkheim found that single people were more likely to be victims than married individuals, Protestants more likely than Catholics, urban residents more likely than rural folks. Arguing that suicide was related to the nature of the bonds between self and society, Durkheim argued that either excessive or deficient levels of integration and regulation lead to four "ideal types" of suicide: egoistic: perhaps the most prevalent form in the United States, is the result of too little social integration, such as the suicide of a retired elderly widower; altruistic: the consequence of excessive integration, such as deaths of a Japanese kamikaze pilot during World War II or the self-sacrifice of an Indian suttee, where a widow throws herself upon her husband's funeral pyre; anomic: results from too little regulation or the shattering of one ties with society, such as with divorce or unemployment; fatalistic: this form is the result of excessive regulation coupled with high personal needs to control one's environment, as when a highly motivated college student takes his own life upon failing a critical exam. http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death-su.html May 29 04, 10:22 PM

Norry

Well, that's cheered me up no end! May 30 04, 4:01 AM

shady shaker

I'm getting married, becoming a Catholic, and moving to the country. May 30 04, 4:43 AM