Suicide, Homicide, and Economic Development

Quinney, Richard

doi:10.2307/2574770

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“…This suggests that economic development does not have a greater negative effect on homicide in countries with lower rates of social capital, or, conversely, that economic development dampens the effect of social capital on homicide. Interestingly, these findings counter much of the previous work supporting Durkheimian theories of crime and deviance (e.g., Krohn 1978;Messner 1982;Quinney 1965;Ortega et al 1992).…”

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confidence: 95%

“…The issue is that a progressive differentiation in the social structure continuously dampens the control capacity of normative orders, resulting in greater social deregulation and isolation in which individuals are increasingly less constrained by the collective conscience and traditional authority. Under such conditions, individualism and the pursuit of self-interest will be common, but so will crime and deviance (Krohn 1978;Messner 1982;Quinney 1965). Thus, forms of informal social control, such as social capital, will have differential effects on homicide conditional on levels of modernity and economic development.…”

Section: Empirical Considerationsmentioning

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Social Capital, Economic Development, and Homicide: A Cross-National Investigation

Robbins

Pettinicchio

2011

Soc Indic Res

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This article draws from an ongoing debate over explanations of homicide. Within this debate, we investigate the pro-social effects of civil society and social capital. Few cross-national studies explore whether elements of social capital either increase or decrease homicide. The cross-national work that does is often characterized by small, homogeneous samples and the use of inappropriate statistical techniques. Replicating elements of Lederman et al.'s (Econ Dev Cult Change 50:509-539, 2002) original study but with wave IV World Values Survey data and negative binomial regression, we find weak support for the beneficial consequences of social capital on homicide. One dimension of social capital, however, does exhibit a significant negative association with homicide rates, net of other influences: social activism. We also fail to support the Durkheimian hypothesis that the negative effect of social capital on homicide is conditional on modernization. We explore the implications of the findings along with avenues for future research.

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Section: Empirical Considerationsmentioning

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Social Capital, Economic Development, and Homicide: A Cross-National Investigation

Robbins

Pettinicchio

2011

Soc Indic Res

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“…Though on a smaller scale, the rapid economic development currently underway in the Bakken Region likewise, may be weakening the regions' collective consciousness resulting in increasing rates of violent crime and suicide. Suicide: Two cross sectional studies that explore suicide rates and concurrent economic growth with conflicting conclusions are Quinney (1965) and Lester (2001). Quinney's findings support Durkheim's anomie theory.…”

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confidence: 91%

Anomie in the Oil Patch: A Preliminary Analysis

Jones¹

2016

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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This article explores the relationship between rising rates of violent crime and suicide in the oil producing region of western North Dakota during a time of rapid expansion for the oil extraction industry. The objectives of this article are: (1) to introduce the preliminary findings of a larger study that examines the rising rates of crime and other social problems within the socioeconomic context that currently exists in the oil extracting regions of western North Dakota; and (2) on a theoretical level, Durkheim's theory of anomie is discussed and proposed as an explanation for the rising rates of crime and suicide that have accompanied the growing oil industry.

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“…Stack (1997) and Quinney (1965) found a strong positive relationship between urbanization and suicide rates illustrating what they viewed as the effect of diminished social networks of community and kinship that traditionally exist in rural settings.…”

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“…High rates of population change also relate to a weakening of ties within voluntary organizations like churches, and are associated with increases in divorce, criminal deviance and suicide (Hansmann and Quigley, 1982;Lester, 1997a and1997b;and Quinney, 1965). Lester (1997a and1997b) extends this idea by noting that individuals perceive themselves as deviant when they are quite different from the community's characteristics; as a result, they experience more stress and exhibit more psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior.…”

Section: Migrationmentioning

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County Level Suicide Rates and Social Integration: Urbanicity and Its Role in the Relationship

Walker

2008

Sociological Spectrum

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This study adds to the existing research concerning ecological relationships between suicide rates, social integration, and urbanicity in the U.S.Age-sex-race adjusted five-year averaged suicide rates for 1993-1997 and various measures of urbanicity are used. Some proposed relationships held true, while others indicate that social integration and urbanicity are so intertwined in their effects on suicide that no clear, unidirectional pattern emerges. The religious affiliation measure captured unique variations in the role religion plays in this relationship; depending on how urbanicity was measured. Findings suggest closer attention needs to be paid to how both urbanicity and religious affiliation are measured. Overall, vast regional variation exists in suicide rates and the role of urbanization can be misunderstood if not properly specified.

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Suicide, Homicide, and Economic Development

Cited by 69 publications

References 3 publications

Social Capital, Economic Development, and Homicide: A Cross-National Investigation

Social Capital, Economic Development, and Homicide: A Cross-National Investigation

Anomie in the Oil Patch: A Preliminary Analysis

County Level Suicide Rates and Social Integration: Urbanicity and Its Role in the Relationship

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