Durkheim on Suicide
One of Emile Durkheim’s famous theory are his types of suicides. He theorized that there are four different types of suicide; egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic. Egoistic suicide occurs when a person begins to feel as a loner in their social group. Altruistic suicide is when a person becomes too involved in their social group that their own personal needs are forgotten. Anomic suicide occurs when there is a lack of social norms. The last type, fatalistic suicide, is when a person feels they have no control over their life. Anomic suicide is still a modern issue throughout society for the rich and poor.
In Durkheim’s “Anomic Suicide” (Kivisto 2016), he writes how there was a time where, the practice of religion …show more content…
Marx’s four types are alienation from the product of labor, labor process, fellow humans, and human nature. When someone else is in control of the product, the one who created it becomes alienated from the product itself. The labor process becomes meaningless because of lack of appreciation between worker and customer. This pattern of alienation through work follows a laborer to their own social life which then leads them to forget their own reality. I believe this goes along with Durkheim’s theory of anomic suicide because the types of alienation mentioned could lead any human with a loss of normality. One effect of alienation could lead a laborer feeling nothing more than a product in society. Their advancements and achievements no longer matter to society. Alienation of our fellow humans and their nature coincide with anomic suicide because a person loses touch with others and everything around them because of drastic …show more content…
The causes for suicide is still in this day argumentative. It could be either hereditary or social factors play a huge role in it. Durkheim’s discovery of the four types of suicide follow more into the path of social factors being the cause. People need to feel grounded with norms to feel safe. The reasons for suicide will change just as society changes through time with norms and values. Therefore, I do not believe we will discover a clear reason for why people commit suicide, however, there are ways to seek the rates of it like Durkheim has. We as a society can find ways to prevent suicide from happening. As we have seen many of the issues happen with people not having any guidance or roles in their community. I believe a solution for this could be more appreciation through the workplace to cut the senses of alienation and to create relationships with one another. However, this is easier said than done. It is up to the person to want to make a change or
One of Emile Durkheim’s famous theory are his types of suicides. He theorized that there are four different types of suicide; egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic. Egoistic suicide occurs when a person begins to feel as a loner in their social group. Altruistic suicide is when a person becomes too involved in their social group that their own personal needs are forgotten. Anomic suicide occurs when there is a lack of social norms. The last type, fatalistic suicide, is when a person feels they have no control over their life. Anomic suicide is still a modern issue throughout society for the rich and poor.
In Durkheim’s “Anomic Suicide” (Kivisto 2016), he writes how there was a time where, the practice of religion …show more content…
Marx’s four types are alienation from the product of labor, labor process, fellow humans, and human nature. When someone else is in control of the product, the one who created it becomes alienated from the product itself. The labor process becomes meaningless because of lack of appreciation between worker and customer. This pattern of alienation through work follows a laborer to their own social life which then leads them to forget their own reality. I believe this goes along with Durkheim’s theory of anomic suicide because the types of alienation mentioned could lead any human with a loss of normality. One effect of alienation could lead a laborer feeling nothing more than a product in society. Their advancements and achievements no longer matter to society. Alienation of our fellow humans and their nature coincide with anomic suicide because a person loses touch with others and everything around them because of drastic …show more content…
The causes for suicide is still in this day argumentative. It could be either hereditary or social factors play a huge role in it. Durkheim’s discovery of the four types of suicide follow more into the path of social factors being the cause. People need to feel grounded with norms to feel safe. The reasons for suicide will change just as society changes through time with norms and values. Therefore, I do not believe we will discover a clear reason for why people commit suicide, however, there are ways to seek the rates of it like Durkheim has. We as a society can find ways to prevent suicide from happening. As we have seen many of the issues happen with people not having any guidance or roles in their community. I believe a solution for this could be more appreciation through the workplace to cut the senses of alienation and to create relationships with one another. However, this is easier said than done. It is up to the person to want to make a change or