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Suicide and Ethnic Factors in Canada

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  • Frank Trovato

    (Department of Sociology The University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4)

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A neglected area of sociological investigation is the relationship between ethnic factors and suicide mortality. This paper explores this topic among immigrant-ethnic groups in Canada. Three hypotheses are evaluated: (1) the assimilation thesis, which posits that the greater the degree of social assimilation among immigrant-ethnic groups, the greater the suicide rate; (2) the ethnic community integration explanation, which predicts that ethnic groups with strong degrees of community cohesiveness share reduced odds in their incidence of suicide; and (3) the socioeconomic hypothesis, which accounts for observed differences in suicide on the basis of discrepancies in socioeconomic well-being. The results of a multiple regression analysis provide empirical support for hypotheses (1) and (2). The findings are discussed in the con text of multiculturalism and the propensities for sociocultural groups to commit suicide dur ing the processes of assimilation and adjustment to the larger society.

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  • Frank Trovato, 1986. "Suicide and Ethnic Factors in Canada," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 32(3), pages 55-64, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:32:y:1986:i:3:p:55-64
    DOI: 10.1177/002076408603200308
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    1. Peter J. Aspinall, 2002. "Suicide amongst Irish Migrants in Britain: A Review of the Identity and Integration Hypothesis," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 48(4), pages 290-304, December.

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