Scribd
Upload
43 views3 pages

The Menace Suic 2

1. The document discusses suicide as a major threat to humanity that must be curtailed through practical solutions. 2. It provides definitions of suicide and outlines four main causes of suicide according to sociologist Emile Durkheim: altruistic, egoistic, fatalistic, and anomic suicide. 3. Additional causes of suicide mentioned include poverty, mental illness, domestic violence, and lack of societal awareness about suicide. The document argues that prompt treatment of mental illness, media awareness campaigns, and discouraging domestic violence could help address this issue.

Uploaded by

Joshua Olaniyi
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
43 views3 pages

The Menace Suic 2

1. The document discusses suicide as a major threat to humanity that must be curtailed through practical solutions. 2. It provides definitions of suicide and outlines four main causes of suicide according to sociologist Emile Durkheim: altruistic, egoistic, fatalistic, and anomic suicide. 3. Additional causes of suicide mentioned include poverty, mental illness, domestic violence, and lack of societal awareness about suicide. The document argues that prompt treatment of mental illness, media awareness campaigns, and discouraging domestic violence could help address this issue.

Uploaded by

Joshua Olaniyi
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

"THE MENACE SUICIDE: A PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE PANACEA"

It is clear to the blind man and the deaf could hear about the menace of suicide. Needless to say,
suicide is a great threat to humanity, ravaging the world and the society today as people of
different age brackets end their lives in this way. Some however taking refuge in it as the only
panacea to their problem. But could it ever be? I wonder whether a problem could be a solution.
Regardless of the argument or proposition submitted for suicide, the truth remains that it is a
menace to humanity which must be curtailed through practical and effective solutions (panacea).
At this juncture, a workable definition of suicide will be most appropriate. A foremost,
sociologist Emile Durkheim defined suicide as "every case of death resulting directly or
indirectly from a positive or negative act performed by a victim himself or herself". This
definition is encompassing. A positive act refers to the act of one, for example deliberately
shooting oneself, hanging his or herself or drinking toxic chemicals while a negative act includes
for instance, remaining in a burning building, refusing to eat to the point of death. Thus, this tells
us that hunger strike can be said to be a form of suicide.

Another question which seeks our consideration is "the causes of suicide". We must note at this
juncture that suicide is studied as a social fact, as existing outside the individual and so to
understand suicide, we must look at the structural and social conditions in which it occurs. The
sociologist Emile Durkheim has defined 4 causes 9f suicide classified rather as types of suicide.
The first is altruistic suicide which is suicide committed as a result of too much integration with
other members of society (eg, too much expectation from parents and friends could make a
student commit suicide as in the cases of many suicide reported in various Nigerian tertiary
institutions); egoistic suicide which results from low integration with the society (eg, poverty and
other economic problems); fatalistic suicide which occurs as a result of too much regulations (eg
one committed by inmates, domestic violence) and anomic suicide which results from low
regulation in society. He further stated that singles, protestants are more likely to commit suicide
than married people and Catholics due to the higher level of integration that mark those
categories.

In a more simplistic way, this menace (which could be a satisfactory answer to those who are in
a state of depression or frustration as a psychological response) is caused by the following
among others.
1. Poverty: A social phenomenon that must not be ignored in the world today. Many individuals
and families face the agonies of poverty, study has shown that this in almost all cases of suicide
contribute to about 40% of the attempt.

2. Mental illness: Many suffer from mental illness due to depression, frustration, drug abuse and
other factors. This factor is a huge factor to be considered as a reason for suicide as the mental
derailed person has no other option that to opt to suicide as their only Panacea to their troubles
faced.

3. Domestic violence: Children who are neglected by their parents are most of the times given
out as helps to families and they are the being maltreated or malnourished. They are not given
the basic necessities of life as a child and thus raise ideas and thoughts within his or head causing
them to arrive at making suicide their only Panacea.

4. Lack of societal awareness: Absence of counselling centers and platforms to enlighten the
people on the effects of suicide, as this makes it that victims are not aware of what they are doing
and the laid down judgements on it.

Suicide has truly done more harm than good in the society. Some of the recorded negative
implications of suicide include loss of lives. Those persons could live to be more fruitful and
contribute their quota to the development of society. Secondly, it lives a huge depression on the
beloved of the victim which inadvertently brings about bad image to the family involved.
However, some practical and effective panacea for this threat include:

1. Prompt treatment of mental illness: The mentally unstable patients should be adequately
provided with prompt medical attention to their well-being.

2. Media awareness/ counselling: The government, family members and religious heads should
take this as their sole responsibility to counsel and enlighten the public on this menace so as to
eradicate the thought of it as a panacea.

3. Discouragement of domestic violence: Placement of strict orders/laws should be made to


caution the act of violence in any form especially in our various homes.
In the final analysis, suicide is not an individual phenomenon but a social fact. Therefore, this
menace can be dealt with a deadly blow if we all come together to fight against it. Let us all
encourage mutual love and respect in the family and society at large. If you how friend who go
through inner pains, talk to them and if you are affected by something, ensure to talk to people.
Let us build bond to assist one another. Suicide is not a solution to any problem.

NNAWUIHE LIFTED UGOCHUKWU

100 LEVEL, MICROBIOLOGY

You might also like