01140nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200160007610000180009224500480011026000390015830000250019749000810022252005930030365000460089665500280094220260604170005.0260604b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780415589383  a362.280 MAY  aMayer, Peter.  aSuicide and Society in Indiac/ Peter Mayer  aOxon, Londonb: Routledgec, 2012.  axv, 258 p.c; 26 cm.  aRoutledge / Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian Series  aThis book provides a comprehensive sociological study of suicide in India. Drawing on original research and existing data, Peter Mayer examines the reliability of suicide statistics and analyzes factors such as age, gender, education, occupation, marriage, urbanization, alcohol use, and regional variations in suicide rates. The book argues that youth suicide constitutes a major but often overlooked social and public health problem, and it challenges several common assumptions about suicide in India. Special attention is given to suicide in Pondicherry and among the Indian diaspora.  aSuicide -- Sociological aspects -- India.  aMental health -- India.