Suicide and Society in India

by Peter Mayer

Book Overview

In India about 123,000 people take their own lives each year, the second highest total in the world. There is a suicide death in India almost every 4 minutes, and it is the leading cause of death for rural Indians especially women in early adulthood. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of suicide in India based on original research as well as existing studies, and looks at the issue in an international, sociological and historical context.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415683815
• ISBN13: 9780415683814
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"