The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran Journal of Social Problems of Iran 2008-8973 1 3 2010 11 22 Sociological Study of Suicide in Kurdestan Sociological Study of Suicide in Kurdestan 21902 FA Said Moidfar Hosein Hasanpanah Journal Article 1970 01 01 Suicide has become a major social problem in some of the less developed provinces of Iran, especially among young women and men. In this article, we benefit from a Durkheim’s theoretical framework to explain social factors influencing suicide in Kurdestan. The results of interviews with 128 persons under the age of 25 who had attempted suicide during 2004/5-2007/8 are examined. A control of group of the same size is also probed for the study. Important factors influencing suicide discovered in this study include a sense of rigorous social discipline among women and a considerable sense of social anomie among men. Suicide has become a major social problem in some of the less developed provinces of Iran, especially among young women and men. In this article, we benefit from a Durkheim’s theoretical framework to explain social factors influencing suicide in Kurdestan. The results of interviews with 128 persons under the age of 25 who had attempted suicide during 2004/5-2007/8 are examined. A control of group of the same size is also probed for the study. Important factors influencing suicide discovered in this study include a sense of rigorous social discipline among women and a considerable sense of social anomie among men. https://ijsp.ut.ac.ir/article_21902_f649106bbac80e6187eefa4c6dfe821b.pdf