(Nie)wiarygodność danych statystycznych dotyczących zachowań samobójczych. Perspektywa teoretyczna i praktyka społeczna
(Un)Reliability of statistics concerning suicidal behavior. The theoretical perspectives and social practice

Summary/Abstract: Reliable statistics on different aspects of suicidal behavior such as the scale and structure for instance are an important element of social diagnosis of this phenomenon. Such statistics are also an indispensable condition of control (even if limited) over suicidal behavior. It appears that the reliability of all official statistics in relation to suicidal behavior similarly to other social disorders such as domestic violence, bullying or prostitution, corruption as well as the occurrence of some disease and mental disorders, raises serious doubts. In the text to follow which is based on theoretical and methodological assumptions based on the studies of registered data of deviant behaviors as suggested by J. Kitsuse and A. Cicourel there shall be revealed a critical analysis of the reliability of statistics concerning the problem of suicides in Poland available in the officially published statistics. The following issues shall be discussed: the sources of data concerning suicidal behavior, errors occurring in the published data (especially the scale of the phenomenon), the reasons of this and the potential solutions which could lead to increasing the correctness of collecting data.

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