Celebrity Suicide

Suicide is the eleventh-leading cause of death in the Unites States and the third-leading cause of death for people ages 10-24 years.

There are several causative factors that may have led to the increase in the suicide rates, but suicide

The stigma society, TV and the world places on a suicide is just as bad and devastating s the suicide itself.

All of these statistics show how prominent suicide is in today’s society. To continue, a suicide note from a fourteen year old girl reads, “At least if I die they’ll put a plaque up in the school hall with my name on it” (“Teen Suicide: Prevention is Contagious, Too”). The sad note left by the teenagers is an example of how when a tragedy strikes, such as a classmate ending his or her life, people who were not even close to the victim come together and mourn, and to some, this could possibly be seen as another way people conform, during times of mourning. Suicide victims could possibly feel

Imagine someone’s best friend dies. Later this person discovers that their friend commit suicide. Envision this person’s feelings and all of the painful thoughts and memories going through their mind. This person probably feels intense sadness and maybe even betrayal. Do not forget the suicide victim’s parents. Their own child felt worthless enough to kill themselves. The students at the victim’s school have confusion, start rumors, and gossip. All of the victim’s friends feel as if the suicide happened because of them. Everyone feels as if they could have done something to prevent this tragic event. Suicide is a social issue rising in severity. Each year, over a million people commit suicide throughout the world. Suicide has the name of a

In the primary research, questions were asked whether the constant use of social media makes the individuals happy or has the extensive

Over the past several decades, suicide has been a topic of great concern amongst researchers and psychologists who continue to see a rise in the number of annual suicides. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. However, it is the third leading cause of death among individuals between ages 10-14 and the second leading cause of death among 15-34 year olds (Piscopo 2). Just over the last forty years, suicide rates for all ages have been on a steady incline, which has pushed researchers to investigate possible causes. Particular attention has been paid to the possible influence news and television coverage of suicide may have on the general populous. The theory that media stories can cause a spike of imitative suicides is known as “The Werther Effect,” obtained from the belief that Goethe’s novel The Sorrows of Young Werther in 1774 triggered an increase in the number of suicides, leading to its ban throughout Europe (Gould 1269). Since then, there has been extensive research into the way suicide is portrayed in the news, on television, in plays, music literature and social media. In more recent years, researchers have found a strong relationship between suicide portrayals in newspapers or on television and a subsequent increase in suicide rates (Hawton 1374).

While major depression might explain most of the musician suicides, but what about the ones that occur with a successful musician. Kurt Cobain, the main example from Eldred's article, was fairly a successful and popular musician with his band Nirvana at the time of his death. Dr. Moutiers theory that the perfectionist nature of being a musician and constantly being under the spotlight of the public eye could lead someone

Suicide is the leading cause of death among the nation. The numbers are rapidly increasing each year and social media plays a major key role in it. Social media has become a place where people mainly teenagers say their final words by posting a suicide note or even stream it live. It has made social media a negative place for people of all ages. Bullying and cyberbullying also play a major role in children, teenages, and young adults lives when they decide to take their own. Besides bullying, addiction, depression, anxiety, and mental health are another key role in suicide.

Another important aspect of the idea is idealization. Being among other people, a person should be a model of the behavior accepted in the given society.

Pawlow, Jon Pettibone, and Dan J. Seorist. “An Intervention for the Negative Influence of Media on Body Esteem” College Student Journal. Vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 405-418. Academic One File. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.gvsu.edu.

The Werther Effect of Two Celebrity Suicides: an Entertainer and a Politician, a study conducted by psychologists in South Korea set out to observe the possible influence of the Werther Effect on the general public. Researchers considered the cases of two celebrities of different public standing who committed suicide within the span of one year and separately studied how their deaths, along with the way that they were covered in the media, effected the suicide rates of the general population. After taking into account factors that may impact the likelihood of imitative suicides, factors like age and sex of the victim, the circumstances surrounding the individual at the time of their suicide, and the method by which they ended their lives, researchers

Suicide is a serious matter. Suicide takes the lives of over thirty eight thousand Americans every year (General Statistics USA). In twenty fifteen, there were forty four thousand, one hundred ninety three reported suicide deaths (Robert Gebbia). Twenty five million Americans suffer from depression each year (Robert Gebbia). Every day, approximately one hundred twenty one Americans take their own life (Robert Gebbia). One in every five high school students say they considered suicide in the past year (Lynne Peeples). In twenty fourteen, four hundred sixty nine thousand, ninety six people visited a

Many people have unwilling fallen as victims of this perfect body image that are commonly shown in magazines and advertisements influencing them to discipline their bodies so they could achieve this standardized ideal image. Models in advertisements are represented as being perfect, but some people are unaware that there are digital effects in play, such as Photoshop. There are more than one third of women who want to have the appearance of a female model; unfortunately, there are also as much men who want to appear like the muscular male models that are presented in the mass media. Since there is such pressure in having a good body women and men can experience societal pressure and guilt about their self body image. Since having the perfect ideal image is the biggest concern in today’s society, many people are constantly reminded as to what is considered as being normal and abnormal. Today it is completely normal to feel guilt when over-eating or not exercising, but if a person fails to feel guilt in these areas it is considered to be abnormal; it is like saying that the person with no feelings of guilt

cultures a person’s value in society is measured in regard to their reputation and rectitude. But