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100			_aMayer, Peter.
245			_aSuicide and Society in India _c/ Peter Mayer
260			_aOxon, London _b: Routledge _c, 2012.
300			_axv, 258 p. _c; 26 cm.
490			_aRoutledge / Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian Series
520			_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.
650			_aSuicide -- Sociological aspects -- India.
655			_aMental health -- India.
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