Anomie, Women in the Labor Force and Suicide.

Autor/in	Caine, Robert L.
Titel	Anomie, Women in the Labor Force and Suicide.
Quelle	(1981), (15 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Divorce; Employed Women; Females; Labor Force; Marital Status; Predictor Variables; Role Perception; Sex Differences; Sex Role; Social Change; Social Influences; Suicide + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehescheidung; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Familienstand; Prädiktor; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Geschlechterrolle; Sozialer Wandel; Sozialer Einfluss; Selbstmord
Abstract	Previous studies by Newman, Whittemore, and Newman (NWN) reported that between the years 1959 and 1963 and the years 1962 and 1967, percentages of women in the labor force increased as well as suicide rates. The role of women in the labor force was indicative of anomie, which correlated with suicide. The relationship between working women and suicide has changed along with societal changes. A replication of these studies was attempted using data from 597 suicide cases occurring in the years 1967-1973. Specifically, the dependent variables from the NWN studies and two new variables, percent married and percent divorced, were examined. Results showed that race, housing, and income were significant predictors. Age, the weakest predictor in the NWN studies, was now a significant predictor of suicide rate. The variable, "women in the labor force," was not a significant predictor in the replication study. An analysis of the variables, "percent married," and "percent divorced," using sex-specific suicide rates concluded that male suicide rates correlated positively with the divorce rate, while female suicide rates correlated positively with the marriage rate. The existing social and political situations of the three time periods may help to explain the findings. (NRB)
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