Le suicide des personnes âgées en France et en Suisse : ce que le contexte sociétal dit de la place des proches

Based on a comparison of accounts by relatives of elderly people who died by suicide in France and by assisted suicide in Switzerland, this article analyzes the place of family members and their interpretations of the suicide of their elderly relative. It highlights the way the societal and legal co...

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Published inSociologieS
Main Authors Balard, Frédéric, Pott, Murielle, Yampolsky, Eva
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published Association Internationale des Sociologues de Langue Française 01.05.2023
Subjects
assisted suicide
elderly
family
suicide
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Summary:Based on a comparison of accounts by relatives of elderly people who died by suicide in France and by assisted suicide in Switzerland, this article analyzes the place of family members and their interpretations of the suicide of their elderly relative. It highlights the way the societal and legal context influences the collection of data, the feelings of relatives and their interpretations. While in France, relatives try to avoid the risk of the family being stigmatized and try to retrospectively reconstruct the reasons for the suicide, the institutionalization of suicide in Switzerland means that the reasons for suicide are formulated in advance.
ISSN:1992-2655
1992-2655
DOI:10.4000/sociologies.20520