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It’s the End of the World : Re-Imagining Durkheim’s Suicide through the Case of the Zombie Apocalypse Abrutyn, Seth; Mueller, Anna S.; Osborne, Melissa

Abstract

How would you feel if you woke up to the end of the world? We use the case of the zombie apocalypse to explore why society matters to mental health and suicide. This essay introduces Durkheim’s ideas while also illustrating how sociologists use cases to construct or improve theory.

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Title
It’s the End of the World : Re-Imagining Durkheim’s Suicide through the Case of the Zombie Apocalypse
Creator
Abrutyn, Seth; Mueller, Anna S.; Osborne, Melissa
Date Issued
2017-05
Description
How would you feel if you woke up to the end of the world? We use the case of the zombie apocalypse to explore why society matters to mental health and suicide. This essay introduces Durkheim’s ideas while also illustrating how sociologists use cases to construct or improve theory.
Genre
Article; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-07-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0368866
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/66464
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Non UBC; Sociology, Department of
Citation
Mueller, Anna S., Seth Abrutyn, and Melissa Osborne. 2017. “Durkheim’s Suicide in the Zombie Apocalypse.” Contexts. 16(2):44-49.
Publisher DOI
10.1177/1536504217714260
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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