How Long to Read Social Meanings of Suicide
By Jack D. Douglas
How Long Does it Take to Read Social Meanings of Suicide?
It takes the average reader 7 hours to read Social Meanings of Suicide by Jack D. Douglas
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
This book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influential Suicide (1897) to contemporary writings by sociologists who have patterned their own work on Durkheim's. Douglas points out fundamental weaknesses in the structural-functional study of suicide, and offers an alternative theoretical approach. He demonstrates the unreliability of official statistics on suicide and contends that Durkheim's explanations of suicide rates in terms of abstract social meanings are founded on an inadequate and misleading statistical base. The study of...
How long is Social Meanings of Suicide?
Social Meanings of Suicide by Jack D. Douglas is 414 pages long, and a total of 105,156 words.
This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read Social Meanings of Suicide Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 34 minutes to read Social Meanings of Suicide aloud.
What Reading Level is Social Meanings of Suicide?
Social Meanings of Suicide is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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