The Idea of Suicide

This book is about a new theory of suicide as cultural mimesis, or as an idea that is internalized from culture.

Michael J. Kral is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University, USA.

Preface Chapter One: Introduction: Human Imitation as Culture Chapter Two: On Suicide Chapter Three: Social Epidemics Chapter Four: Culture and Suicide Chapter Five: Cultural Mimesis in Suicide: A Return to Diffusion and Gabriel Tarde Chapter Six: Afterword