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D Lester

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PubMed1996

Psychological issues in euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide.

This paper reviews various life-ending techniques such as euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide in order to better address the psychological issues related to these actions. Specific attention is paid to investigating when a death is deemed to be appropriate and the role that the level of appropriateness should play in the decisions of individuals to terminate a life. In addition, a number of additional psychological concepts such as locus of control and subjective norms are examined in terms of their importance for decisions regarding euthanasia and suicide.

Attitude to Death↗
PubMed1996

Regional variation in homicide rates of infants and children.

GOAL: This study examines regional correlates of homicide rates for infants and children for the states of America. SAMPLE: The sample consists of all homicide victims in the 48 continental, contiguous states of America in both 1980 and 1990 from the ages of 0-14. METHODS: The homicide rates of infants aged 0-1 and children aged 1-4 and 5-14 were correlated with social indicators for the American states in 1980 and 1990. RESULTS: In 1980, children aged 1-14 had higher homicide rates in the more generally violent, urban, and socially disorganized states. However, no correlates for the homicide rate of infants were identified, suggesting that different theories may be required to explain their deaths. The analyses were repeated using data for 1990, at which time crime rates and fewer medical facilities were more weakly associated with the homicide rate of infants. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that different sociological theories may be required to account for the regional variation in the homicide rates of infants from those used for explaining the variation in the rates of children.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1996

Are murders and suicides committed by different methods intrinsically different?

A time-series study of homicide and suicide rates by each method in England and Wales from 1950 to 1985 showed that the sociological correlates of these rates depended upon the method used for killing. This raises the possibility that murder and suicide may not be unitary phenomena, but rather that murder and suicide by particular methods are distinct deviant acts and should be studied separately.

Cause of Death↗
PubMed1996

Trends in divorce and marriage around the world.

"A study of 27 [developed] nations indicated that divorce rates rose in 25 of the nations from 1950 to 1985 while marriage rates declined in 22 of the nations. Nations with higher divorce rates in 1950 had steeper increases in the divorce rate subsequently, supporting a critical-mass hypothesis."

Developed Countries↗
PubMed1996

The impact of unemployment on marriage and divorce.

"The present study was designed to explore whether unemployment has a deleterious impact on family life, resulting in lower rates of marriage and births and higher rates of divorce. Time series data were available for twelve nations for the 35 year period of 1950 to 1985, and the present paper reports analyses of these data sets." The results indicate that unemployment is associated with lower marriage and birth rates and higher divorce rates.

Demography↗
PubMed1996

How do nonalcoholics view alcoholics?

Older students saw alcoholics as accepting more responsibility for their alcohol abuse than did younger students. Gender, locus of control, and experience with alcoholics were not associated with the 37 students' perception of alcoholics.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Youth cohort size and suicide rates.

Youth suicide rates by state in 1970 were positively associated with their proportion in the population but not in 1989. Changes in the youth suicide rate over the 20-yr. period were not associated positively with changes in their cohort size.

Adolescent↗