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Emile Durkheim and Teenage Suicide

I chose to write about Durkheim's theories on suicide. Although I do not completely agree with all of them, I will discuss what my text says they are and what I perceive them to be, as well as the significance of teenage suicide in today's America.
Fiction: Only "bad" kids who have the wrong friends and bad lives commit suicide. Fact: Kids who have the right friends and a bright future in front of them commit suicide. Fiction: Music, movies, and other forms of media do not influence teenagers in any way, shape, or form.
Fact: Music, movies, and other forms of media are influencing teenagers to commit suicide.
Every year more than 4,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 24 commit suicide and another 400,000-attempt suicide; the number of suicides may be even higher because families who report the suicides as accidents or murders (Klagsburn 16) hide many suicides. "Suicide now ranks as the third leading cause of death among people......

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