Practical Sociological Reasoning: Some Features in the Work of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center (IN: Essays in Self-Destruction, ed. by E S Shneidman)

The author examines the certification practices of the LASPC in sociological terms. Practical action & sociological reasoning are characterized in SPC methods, which the author presents under the headings of Practical Sociological Reasoning, Problems Dealing with the Practical Accomplishment of Rational Action, & Programatic Considerations. 7 Ref. (NBB)