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Development of Suicide Typology
- When
- 1897
- Where
- Paris
Durkheim defined altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic suicide types based on social integration and regulation levels.
Altruistic suicide was linked to societies with little reason for individual death. Anomic suicide resulted from moral disorder and unregulated desires. Fatalistic suicide occurred when individuals were excessively regulated by oppressive discipline.
Sources
- Suicide (Durkheim book) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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