Sociological Explanations Of Suicide:Its Importance And Role In The Japanese Culture

In nowdays, killing is sometimes pardoned or permitted by both general opinion and the law. Most societies admire those who meet their death willingly and bravely, but disapprove strongly of suicide. The attitute towards suicide is complex. People can be intensely hostile towards those who attempt to kill themselves, if they think the reasons are insufficient or cowardly. Thus, until 1961, people in England could be imprisoned for attempting suicide. There has also been strong religious condemnation of those who have killed themselves. We will be looking at the sociological explanations for suicide and its importance and role in the Japanese culture.
Suicide is often viewed as the supremely ‘bad’ death. While suicide may be seen by an individual as the only way to assert control over destiny, society is helpless. Unlike suicide, self-sacrifice is often positively sanctioned by society. While suicide is presented as a selfish act of personal frustration or despair, self-sacrifice...