Evaluate Durkheim's Theory Of Suicide

There are many different sociologists that criticises Durkheim's research into suicide. Some sociologist focus on the flaws of statistical data that may affect the validity of Durkheim's research whereas others have opposing arguments of their own. The first sociologist that crises Durkheim is Taylor. Taylor takes the interactionist approach to the idea of suicide and created his own theory on the types of suicide. Taylors first types of suicide is called Submissive suicide. Submissive suicide is carried out by a person who is certain their life is over, for example an individual with a terminal illness, chooses to commit suicide and end their suffering. The second type is called Thamation and this is carried out by an individual who is unsure
Taylor criticizes Durkheim's approach in the way that he rejects the idea that all suicide attempts were meant to cause death and he notes that in some cases victims knew that their actions were not going to cure them or necessarily end with the individual dying. He places great emphasis on the communication that a victim of suicide is trying to offer unlike durkheim that only focuses on the social actions prior to the suicide taking place. Another way in which Durkheim's explanation of suicide is criticised is by a Sociology called Douglas. Durkheim states that an individual is more likely to commit suicide if they are not as integrated within a group. Douglas opposes this and states that it is the coroners who decide whether or not an individual's death is classified as suicide. He says that individual that comes from integrated family’s death is less likely to be categorized as suicide because the family can say it was an accidental death. Corner may be more influenced by an individual's family if they are willing to “fight” for