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Public Option, Private Choice: Impact of Culture on Suicide (IN: The Impact of Suicide, edited by B L Mishara)
Kral M J~~Dyck R J
In this chapter the social context of suicide is examined following the thesis that lethality for the individual is shaped by views within a particular culture about choices regarding unbearable perturbation. Suicide is viewed as an idea. Areas for further research are suggested. (71 refs.)