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Understanding Types of Suicide by Ritwika Chakraborty is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document is a research paper on suicide that was written by Letmin Jose Gangte on September 12, 2012. It outlines the types of suicide according to Emile Durkheim, including egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic suicide. It also examines current suicide rates around the world and in India, finding the highest rates in Lithuania, South Korea, and India having the 43rd highest rate globally. Statistics on suicide demographics in India are presented analyzing age, sex, and occupation of victims.

Author
Ritwika Chakraborty
Language
EN