SOCL 2211 : 3501 Exam 2 Notes
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Heath ledger accidental overdose combination of drugs, not excess of one. Whites have the highest rate of suicide white, elderly men. Suicide is a leading cause of death for teenagers, but not elderly. Death records show suicide rates increase in the spring. Leading cause for elderly because teenagers aren"t dying from other things. Millions of people suffer from depression linked to suicide, but not the sole factor. United states rate of close to 12 per 100,000. There are twice as many suicides as there are homicides. Those who commit have the most information from the vital statistics data. Those who threaten want to get attention or to manipulate people reason is hidden. Those who attempt tend to go to the hospital reason is often hidden. Content analysis look for similar patterns in different contents. More industrialized countries have higher rates of suicide (economic prosperity) industrialized countries become much more individualistic.
