Soc 1000
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- Scene 1: Introduction
- Scene 2: Trouble at school
- Why can't I fit in.
- I hate him.
- No one likes you.
- What a weirdo.
- Scene 3: Trouble at home
- I wish they'd stop fighting.
- I hate you!
- You're so stupid!
- This is John. He is a teen who has recently begun contemplating suicide. Over the past few years, John has begun to develop quite a few situational risk factors connected to suicide as well as depression, a psychobiological mood disorder associated with suicide. Between his social life and his relationship with his family, he feels that the best option for him is to end his life.
- Scene 4: Social solidarity
- As a child, John was happy and had no problem making friends. As he grew older, he began to change and eventually found it difficult to connect with other kids his age. Because of this, he started spending all of his time alone, causing him to develop social anxiety and low self-esteem. Other kids saw how different John was, and they began to tease him.
- Scene 5: Protective factors
- I had no idea. Let's get you some help.
- Back at home, things weren't much better. John's parents were divorced so he was living with his mom and her boyfriend. Their relationship was not a healthy one, it was full of verbal abuse which is a situational risk factor. His mom and her boyfriend would constantly fight which would upset him. Because of this, he would spend all of his time alone in his room.
- Scene 6: The End
- According to Émile Durkheim, suicide rates vary as a result of differences in the degree of social solidarity. In this case, John has an extremely low degree of social solidarity which would classify his suicide as Egoistic. John feels like he doesn't belong and that he doesn't have a place in society.
- I feel so alone.
- After contemplating suicide for quite some time, John decided to tell his mom how he was feeling. She was shocked to hear how bad the situation was. His mom urged him to contact the appropriate people and he did. They urged him to see a therapist and to take some anti-depressant medications. His mom also agreed to leave her abusive relationship.
- I don't want to live anymore.
- It has been one month since John told his mom that he was contemplating suicide. Since then, he's started seeing a therapist and he's been taking his medication. He's been putting more effort into making new friends. He is now at a healthy level of social solidarity and he's doing much better.
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