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Steven Stack
Steven Stack is an American sociologist and professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Wayne State University, where he is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience. He is known for his research on suicide prevention, including on the effects of media coverage of suicides on copycat suicides. He has also researched other forms of violence, including homicide and murder-suicide.
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Steven Stack is an American sociologist and professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Wayne State University, where he is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience. He is known for his research on suicide prevention, including on the effects of media coverage of suicides on copycat suicides. He has also researched other forms of violence, including homicide and murder-suicide.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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