Suicide is complex; yet suicide research is dominated by ‘psy’ disciplines which can falter when seeking to explain social patterning of suicide rates, and how this relates to individual actions. This article discusses a multidisciplinary report which aimed to advance understandings of socioeconomic inequalities in suicide rates in the UK. Contrasts are drawn between health psychology and sociology. Important intersections are highlighted, including a lack of attention to socioeconomic inequalities, and an emphasis on adverse life experiences and emotions to understand inequalities and suicide. There are also curious disconnects, both within and between relevant psychological and sociological perspectives. The article argues that there are significant gaps in existing theorization regarding suicide, which can only be addressed through meaningful inter-disciplinary collaborations between sociologists, psychologists and others. Current theorization in mainstream suicide research is limited by its failure to engage with enduring, yet vitally important sociological debates regarding structure and agency, nature and culture.

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自杀的社会经济不平等：社会学和心理交汇

自杀很复杂；然而，自杀研究以“伪”学科为主导，这些学科在试图解释自杀率的社会模式及其与个人行为的关系时可能会步履蹒跚。本文讨论了一项多学科报告，旨在增进对英国自杀率的社会经济不平等的理解。在健康心理学和社会学之间形成了对比。重点强调了重要的交叉点，包括缺乏对社会经济不平等的关注，并强调了不良的生活经历和情绪，以理解不平等和自杀。在相关的心理学和社会学观点之内和之间也存在着奇怪的脱节。文章认为，关于自杀的现有理论存在很大差距，只有通过社会学家，心理学家和其他学者之间有意义的跨学科合作才能解决这一问题。主流自杀研究的当前理论受到其未能参与有关结构和机构，自然与文化的持久而至关重要的社会学辩论的限制。