Understanding Suicide

Ben Fincham is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex, UK. Susanne Langer is Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Jonathan Scourfield is Professor of Social Work at Cardiff University, UK. Michael Shiner is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction The Sociology of Suicide – A Critical Appreciation What is a Sociological Autopsy? Suicide Case Files as Sites of Identity Creation Suicide Notes as Social Documents Repertoires of Action When Things Fall Apart – Suicide and the Life-Course Lessons for Prevention Bibliography Index