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Somewhere in the world, in the next forty seconds, a person is
going to commit suicide. Globally, suicides account for 50 percent
of all violent deaths among men and 71 percent for women. Despite
suicide prevention programs, therapy, and pharmacological
treatments, the suicide rate is either increasing or remaining high
around the world. Media and Suicide holds traditional and emergent
media accountable for influencing an individual's decision to
commit suicide. Global experts present research, historical
analysis, theoretical disputes (including discussion on the Werther
and Papageno effects), and policy regarding the media's impact on
suicide. They answer questions about the effects of different types
of media and storytelling, show how the impact of social media can
be diminished, discuss internet bullying, mass-shootings and
mass-suicides, show the effects of recovery stories, and much more.
The editors also present examples of suicide policy in the United
States, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Hong Kong on
how to best communicate reporting guidelines to decrease the
copycat effect, especially in less developed nations where most of
the world's nearly one million suicides occur each year. Although
there is much work to be done to prevent media-influenced suicide,
this innovative volume will contribute a large piece to this
complex puzzle.
The portrayal of suicide in cinema can impact public understanding
and effective prevention of suicide. This book presents the
first-ever comprehensive analysis of how suicide has been portrayed
in films over 110 years, based on a thorough evaluation of more
than 1,500 film suicides - 1,377 in American films, 135 in British
films. One striking finding is that while the research literature
generally attributes suicide to individual psychiatric or mental
health issues, cinema and film solidly endorse more social causes.
In a compelling blend of social science and humanities approaches,
the authors use quantitative methods, as well as the voices of
scriptwriters, directors, actors, and actresses, dozens of
illustrative frame-grabs, and numerous case examples to answer core
questions such as: Are we guilty of over-neglecting social factors
in suicide prevention and research? Do cinematic portrayals distort
or accurately reflect the nature of suicide in the real world? Has
film presentation of suicide changed over 110 years? What are the
literary roots of cinema portrayals?This unique book makes
fascinating reading for all concerned with suicide prevention, as
well as areas such as sociology, film and media studies, and mass
communication.
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