Citation

Lester D. Suicidol. Online 2014; 5(1): 59-78.

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(Copyright © 2014, The author(s), Publisher Medical University of Vienna, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy)

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Abstract

Of the four types of suicide described by Durkheim in his classic book on suicide, suicidologists have neglected fatalistic suicide, which Durkheim himself relegated to a single footnote in his book. This essay explores this neglected type of suicide. It discusses the role of oppression in suicide, ranging from the selfimmolation of Tibetan monks protesting the oppression of Tibetans by China, suicides in slaves in early America, suicide in oppressed women around the world, suicide in homosexuals and other stigmatized groups (such as Gypsies), to oppression by peers and family members. Suicide prevention strategies should include political action, freeing individuals and groups from over-regulation and helping empower the oppressed.

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Language: en