DURKHEIM'S
THEORY OF EGOISTIC SUICIDE
I RATES OF
SUICIDE VARY INVERSELY WITH STRENGTH OF SOCIAL
COHESION OF GROUPS
ASSUME: TWO FORMS OF COHESION: REGULATION AND INTEGRATION
IA RATES OF
SUICIDE VARY INVERSELY WITH STRENGTH OF. GROUP REGULATION OF MEMBERS
IB RATES OF SUICIDE VARY
INVERSELY WITH STRENGTH OF GROUP INTEGRATION OF MEMBERS
ASSUME: MAJOR FORMS OF GROUP
LIFE INCLUDE FAMILIAL, RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL
IB 1 RATES OF SUICIDE VARY INVERSELY WITH STRENGTH OF FAMILY
INTEGRATION
ASSUME: FAMILY INTEGRATION
WEAKER AMONG THOSE.WHO .ARE DIVORCED, SINGLE OR WITHOUT CHILDREN
IB 1a RATES OF SUICIDE HIGHER
FOR DIVORCED AS COMPARED TO MARRIED
IB lb RATES OF SUICIDE HIGIER
FOR SINGLE AS C0MPARED TO MARRIED
IB 1C RATES OF SUICIDE HIGHER FOR MARRIED WITHOUT CHILDREN THAN THOSE WITH
IB. 2 RATES OF SUICIDE VARY INVERSELY WITH STRENGTH OF RELIGIOUS
INTEGRATION
ASSUME: PELIGIOUS INTEGRATION
WEAKER.AMONG PROTESTANTS THAN AMONG CATHOLICS
IB .2a RATES OF SUICIDE HIGHER FOR PROTESTANTS THAN CATHOLICS
1b. 3 RATES OF SUICIDE VARY INVERSELY WITH POLITICAL INTEGRATION
ASSUME: POLTICAL INTEGRATION
WEAKER DURING PEACE
1b. 3A RATES HIGHER DURING NON-WAR YEARS