The Study of Suicide - Claire Thacker

 Claire thacker 

Mr. Roddy 

IHSS 

27 September 2021 

The Study of Suicide 

The article I read was the study of suicide by Emile Durkheim. The article was about suicide and the different “types.” Durkheim says there are 4 different categories for the reason people might kill themselves. Anomic suicide, which is where someone kills themselves because they are feeling like they don't belong and are disconnected from society. This usually happens during times of fast, extreme changes in everyday life and society. Next is Altruistic suicide, which is where someone would kill themselves to achieve a shared goal or to benefit a cause or society. An example would be someone committing suicide for political or religious reasons like Perpetua did for Christianity. Egoistic suicide this type of suicide happens when people feel detached from society. This type of suicide often happens to elderly people who have experienced more losses in their lifetimes. The last one is Fatalistic suicide, this type of suicide occurs when a person is experiencing oppressive conditions, for example, someone who is put in jail might choose to end their life instead of serving their sentence. 

I did a little more research on why people commit suicide from the internet and personal experience, a lot of what I read about didn't have very much to do with society and being cut if from society as Durkheim says. A majority of the reasons were mental illness, fears of loss, a chronic illness that causes you to kill yourself because of the amount of pain, substance use, etc. I think some people commit suicide because of these reasons but I dont think those are the only reasons. 

I dont think reasons for suicide should just be sorted into these 4 categories. For example, someone would be extremely social and not detached from society haven't gone through any extreme losses but still want to kill themselves. 


Works cited:

Crossman, Ashley. “Learn about Emile Durkheim's Classic Study of Suicide in Sociology.” ThoughtCo, https://www.thoughtco.com/study-of-suicide-by-emile-durkheim-3026758. 

Schimelpfening, Nancy. “Why Do People Commit Suicide?” Verywell Mind, https://www.verywellmind.com/why-do-people-commit-suicide-1067515. 

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