A Study of Suicide in Rural China

Yanwu Liu (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2024
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-5805-2 (ISBN)

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This book identifies and analyzes the significant regional differences in suicide rates of various age groups and different sexes among Chinese rural residents. It goes beyond the analytic dichotomy in traditional Western suicide studies and argues that the phenomena of suicide among Chinese farmers are the result of a combination of social structure and social action, rather than being determined by either of these two factors alone. This study analyses suicide rates among young married women in rural areas as well as those of elderly people in rural areas. The responsive trend for the near future is also projected. The underlying dynamics and causal mechanisms of these phenomena are carefully analyzed using an innovative “structure – action theory” framework.

Yanwu Liu, PhD in Sociology, is associate professor in the School of Sociology, Wuhan University. His main research interests are farmer suicide, single men in rural China, rural governance, marriage and family among the rural population.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Farmer Suicide in a Tight-knit Society.- Chapter 3: Farmer Suicide in a Loose-knit Society.- Chapter 4: Farmer Suicide in an Individualistic Society.- Chapter 5: Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 144 p. 4 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
Schlagworte	Dispersible Society • Peasant’s Suicide • Rural China • Space Distribution of Peasant’s Suicide • Split Society • Structure-action Theory • Suicide Action • Suicide Rate • Time Distribution of Peasant’s Suicide • Unity Society
ISBN-10	981-19-5805-X / 981195805X
ISBN-13	978-981-19-5805-2 / 9789811958052
Zustand	Neuware