Title: | Suicide Movies : Social Patterns 1900-2009 |
Authors: | Steven Stack, Author ; Barbara Bowman, Author |
Publisher: | Cambridge : Hogrefe Publishing, 2012 |
Pagination: | 298 |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-88937-390-7 |
General note: | Bibliogr. p.277-283 ; Subject Index p.253-292 ; Film Index p.268-298 |
Languages: | English |
Descriptors: |
SANTEPSY 20E SIECLE ; CINEMA ; ENVIRONNEMENT SOCIAL ; ETIOLOGIE ; FACTEUR DE RISQUE ; PREVENTION ; SOCIOLOGIE ; SUICIDE |
Abstract: |
How is suicide portrayed in the cinema and what does it mean for suicide prevention? The first-ever comprehensive study of film suicide analyzes more than 1,500 film suicides.
The portrayal of suicide in cinema can impact public understanding and effective prevention of suicide. This book presents the first-ever comprehensive analysis of how suicide has been portrayed in films over 110 years, based on a thorough evaluation of more than 1,500 film suicides – 1,377 in American films, 135 in British films. |
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Location | Call number | Emplacement | Media type | Section | Status |
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Bibliothèque Henri Ey | M2.6 STA | Bâtiment 46 - 1er étage | Livre | Fonds Jean-Pierre Soubrier en suicidologie | Available |