Aboriginal Suicide is Different

A Portrait of Life and Self Destruction

By: Colin Tatz

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Paperback | 1 September 2005 | Edition Number 2

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A portrait of life, and of self destruction, by young Australian Aboriginal men and women. The author suggests we look to our Australian Aboriginal history for an understanding of this relatively recent phenomenon. That so many young Australian Aboriginal people prefer death to life implies a rejection of what we, in the broader Australian society, have on offer. It reflects our failure, as a nation, to provide sufficient incentives for young Aborigines to remain alive.

About the Author

Colin Tatz is the founder and director of the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies at Monash University and the Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies at Macquarie University. He has spent 45 years researching and teaching Aboriginal affairs, specifically in the areas of history, politics, administration, education, economics, law, health, and sport.

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Non-Fiction Psychology Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Sociology Sociology & Death & Dying

Introduction to the Second Edition
The Social and Political Contexts
The Origins of the New Violence
An Anthropology of Suicide
The Prevalence of Aboriginal Suicide - Definitional Problems
The Prevalence of Aboriginal Suicide - the Data
Towards an Explanation of Aboriginal Suicide
Contributing Factors - Aboriginal Community Values
Contributing Factors - Societal Values
Lessons from Abroad
Towards Alleviation
Index
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