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The is basically Durkheims conclusion: suicide is the outcome of sociological, rather than psychological, forces. [0] There is an argument that a lot of the mass shootings are actually better classified as a type of suicide under this model as well [1]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_(Durkheim_book)

[1] https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/08/mass-shoo...



Thanks for the links, they are very interesting!




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