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A Report On

SUICIDE(A Sociological perspective)

Submitted By: Mahady Hasan

Md. Iqbal Naser

Mr.omok or rahman

Mr. tomok or rahman

Mr. Nothing

Submitted To: Md. Salim Hossain

LecturerDepartment of Sociology

University of Dhaka



Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, "to killoneself") is the act of intentionally causing one'sown death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder , such as depression, bipolar disorder , schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Pressures or misfortunessuch as financial difficulties or troubles withinterpersonal relationships often play a significantrole.

Over one million people die by suicide every year.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimatesthat it is the 13th leading cause of death worldwide

and the National Safety Council rates it sixth in theUnited States. It is a leading cause of death among

teenagers and adults under 35.

The rate of suicide isfar higher in men than in women, with malesworldwide three to four times more likely to killthemselves than females. There are an estimated 10to 20 million non-fatal attempted suicides every year worldwide.

Views on suicide have been influenced by broader cultural views on existential themes such as religion, honor , and the meaning of life. The Abrahamicreligions traditionally consider suicide an offense



towards God due to the belief in the sanctity of life.It was often regarded as a serious crime and thatview remains commonplace in modern Westernthought. However , before the rise of Christianity, suicide was not seen as automatically immoral inancient Greek and Roman culture. Conversely, during the samurai era in Japan, seppuku wasrespected as a means of atonement for failure or as aform of protest. Sati is a Hindu funeral practice, now

outlawed, in which the widow was expected toimmolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, either willingly or under pressure from the familyand society. In the 20th and 21st centuries, suicide inthe form of self-immolation has been used as amedium of protest, and the form of kamikaze and

suicide bombings as a military or terrorist tactic.

Medically assisted suicide (euthanasia, or the right todie) is a controversial issue in the modern ethicslandscape. The defining characteristic is the focus on

people who are terminally ill, in extreme pain, or

possessing (actual or perceived) minimal quality of life resulting from an injury or illness.

Self-sacrifice on behalf of another is not necessarilyconsidered suicide; the subjective goal is not to end



one's own life, but rather to save the life of another.However , in Émile Durkheim's theory, such acts aretermed "altruistic suicide."

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