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100			_aSingh, Birinder Pal. _921738
245			_aFarmers’ suicides and the agrarian crisis in Punjab: Some sociological observations
260			_aSociological Bulletin
300			_a 69(2), Aug, 2020: p.270-286
520			_aFarmers’ suicides have been a serious issue over the last three decades in Punjab and also in other states. Much debate has concentrated on the economic factors, especially debt. This article makes sociological observations of Durkheim in the context of Punjab’s society and culture that may help us see the other side of the problem. It argues that debt per se is not the cause of suicide always but that of the agrarian crisis, following the liberal theory of economic and social development. The culture of consumerism is like fuel to the fire. - Reproduced
650			_a Punjab, Peasantry, Agrarian crisis, Suicide, Anomie, Culture _919655
773			_aSociological Bulletin
906			_aAGRARIAN CRISES - PUNJAB
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