Atkinson Flashcards
1
Q
What was Atkinson’s study
A
Coroners and Suicide (1978) an interpretivist critique of Durkheim’s research
2
Q
Why was Atkinson so critical of Durkheim’s research
A
Durkheim failed to appreciate that suicide statistics were a social construction
3
Q
What did Atkinson’s research focus on
A
Coroners and how they worked out how someone died using friends and family to understand the deceased’s life
