According to the presenter, young men are willing to commit suicide in the name of religion because they are being lied to. They are not being told what's really in the Koran. They don't even know the language, so basically these young men are being brainwashed. They are being told that commit suicide in the name of religion is to make God happy, and on the judgement day God will look at that as something a hero would do and this will rewarded them with paradise. These young men are being told that if they commit suicide in the name of religion, they would have 72 virgins when they die and also plenty of food.
In order to attempt to deter a possible recruit of suicide terrorism, these recruits would need to look at the big picture and realize that in order to create a lasting impression they could accomplish a whole lot more in the living form. Instead these suicide groups create a lasting impression of the martyrs
fundamentalism. The main agitator of suicide attacks is “the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, a
Yesterday, 16-year-old Rachel decided to commit suicide-- an all too common increased trend in America as suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds (“Teen Suicide Is Preventable”). Rachel felt like she could not handle her life anymore. Her parents were in the process of getting a divorce, she was being bullied at school, was having trouble succeeding in academics and co-curricular activities, and was recently been diagnosed with depression. So, in a desperate attempt to make all her problems go away, she took several pills and ended her life. Now, what caused Rachel specifically to take this drastic step and end her life? Was it her home life? Her school
Suicide was the second leading cause of death for 15-34 year olds in the United States in 2013 (Center for Disease Control, 2015). Additionally, the rates of suicide have increased 24% from 1999-2014 (Curtin, Warner & Hedegaard, 2016). Sadly, perfectionism has been found to be a significant predictor of suicidal ideation and completed suicide (Hewitt, Caelian, Chen & Flett, 2014; Flett, Hewitt & Heisle, 2014), as well as parasuicidal behaviors (Ayerst, Flett & Hewitt, 2012). Research by Kiamanesh, Dieserud, Dyregrov and Haavind (2015) have shown that maladaptive perfectionism was associated with unanticipated suicide in six adult men. Although perfectionism is a significant predictor of suicidality, the incorporation of interventions aimed at perfectionism are not abundant within programs aimed at preventing suicide (Flett, Hewitt & Heisel, 2014). Thus, it is important to understand how perfectionism relates to suicide, as well as learn how to target perfectionism when there are no clear indicators of suicidal ideation.
As I was reading through the different views on the causes of suicide, I thought that the sociocultural view made most sense for me. It made sense due to the claim that a person’s connections with social groups, religions, and communities can determine suicide probability (Comer, 2014). I imagine a sliding spectrum where people who are very invested in everything around them are on one end and on the other are people who don’t care about society. The two ends are the high suicide probability areas. Altruistic suicides where lives are sacrificed would fall on the invested end of the spectrum while the egoistic suicides which society has no control over a person and anomic suicides where a person’s social environment fails to provide structure
In the United States, suicide is the third leading cause of death among persons between the ages of 10-24 [1]. In addition, a large percentage of adolescents consider committing suicide. The Centers for Disease Control found that 16% of students in high schools nationwide reported seriously considering suicide, while 8 percent reported trying to take their own life [1]. One of the difficulties in addressing the issue of suicide is the stigma attached to it. People are unwilling to discuss it publically. [1]
Suicide is the act of killing yourself. It is the 11th leading cause of death in America (CDC 2009). I have never had any intentions on committing suicide and I never really understood why people commit suicide that’s why I chose this topic to help me understand what problems people go through that makes them do such a thing. Sociology is the study of social behavior and the culture of humans. There are numerous reasons like financial stress, family problems or mental health disorders that lead to suicide. The number one cause of suicide is untreated depression. The issues that were just listed are some social conditions from society that results in a suicidal
Telling someone that they are fat does not make you any skinnier calling someone dumb or stupid won’t make you any smarter and saying someone should die doesn’t make you any better than them. Teens cut themselves and hurt themselves because of being bullied and most end up killing themselves because of the words others say. Most kids and teens feel defenceless when they are being verbally or physically bullied.
Teen suicide is a major problem in our society today. The adolescent suicide rate has tripled since 1960, while being the largest cause of death between the ages of 15 and 24. This is the one single age group that has seen an increase in suicides over the past thirty years. There are about 10,000 reported suicides reported annually. It is estimated however, that the true number of teen suicides is actually three to four times that number when unreported deaths are factored in.
Whatever a religion may offer as it's belief about suicide, the followers of that religion do not always uphold that belief. At Masada, for example, a sect of fervently religious Jews known as Zealots held off Roman invaders for two years. When it became apparent that defeat was inevitable, their leader convinced the remaining nine hundred and sixty of them to commit suicide (Flanders 5). And Michel de Montaigne, a Christian writer living in France in the mid sixteenth century wrote five essays arguing that suicide is a matter of personal choice, and it is a viable option under some circumstances (OCRT 1).
For many the concept of teenage suicide is almost always correlated with the psychological mindset of the individuals. However, there is a lot of the factors behind these horrifying events that actually are more sociologically related. These catastrophic events are directly correlated with interactions with the world. The loss of teenagers across the world is increasing and it is a subject that should be touched on in both sciences. Throughout this paper the study of teen suicide in the sociological view will be discussed by going through Emile Durkheim’s studies and the sub groups in which it can occur. These events are related back to such things as social rejection, religious beliefs and social situations. This paper will also touch on the different types of suicide and what the suicides correlate with. The main purpose of this paper is to show how teen suicide is not only a psychological problem with students but to breakdown the areas in which cause these feelings.
I always enjoy reading your posts. I also agree that weakness or madness is the most acceptable definition because not everyone who commits a suicide is going through the same situation. Moreover, our society believe that all people who suffer from mental illness will commit suicide, or believe that people who try to take their own lives are crazy. We cannot judge someone by his or her actions because we do not know what is the person situation. Also, we should never use suicide as an option, but if someone decides to commit a suicide it should never be label as a criminal act.
I think that the correct way to look at this argument would be to say that not everyone will attain their desires, but everyone has the opportunity and the decision to pursue it. For most people, they are always miserable because they never did what they wanted to in life. You’ll see some parents try and even live out their own childhood fantasies throughout their own children, but then that’s taking away from what your child really wants to accomplish in life. I’m sure the parents in this situation feel that seeing their own dream lived out by their child will give them pleasure and satisfaction, but the truth is that the parent already missed their opportunity and they are now destroying someone else chances.
Persecution and martyrdom among devotees of different religions worldwide has been a grave issue. This act is honored and given a prominent place such as going to heaven by some religions while in others, fanatics go as far as killing themselves in an attempt to be seen as martyrs. During the Roman Empire, religion was considered a foremost social activity that promoted loyalty and unity hence the term piety. Disappearance of piety in a society meant that loyalty and peace would perish causing harm among its citizens. During the era of such strict policies on piety, persecution of anyone who defied the rule was seen as just punishment. Christian martyrdoms and persecution greatly prevailed.
Youth Suicide Introduction Suicide is a tragic event. It has a profound personal effect on all associated with the person who died. Families, friends and society as a whole are affected. There is a particular poignancy when the suicide is that of a young person at the threshold of life. Australia has the fifth highest suicide rate per 100 000 persons in the world.