Abordagem social do suicídio: o suicídio entre jovens e adolescentes como fenômeno da modernidade tardia

Abstract

This research aims to problematize the relations between suicide and late modern society with focus on the experience of the young adults and teenagers aiming: to discuss about modern age and the current society and it's characteristics; map the conception and factors of suicide/ identify the relations between media, technology and juveniles; identify the risk factors towards suicide between teenagers and young adults and understand their feeling towards suicide. The social representations allow us to study their thoughts, symbolization and behavior towards suicide, essentially to their socialization, being this research done by bibliographic survey, by social network and other technologic means including analyzing the American series ―13 Reasons Why‖ by Netflix and the ―blue whale game‖, which address the issue and personal life stories interview. The interviews had as methodology the oral reports of two young women between 15 and 29 years old who experienced situations of ideation and attempts of suicide, overcoming these situations and offering their life stories. The development of the work counted on the theoretical discussion about the modernity and its impacts on the individuality and self-identity, as well as the relations with modern institutions and their role on the means of mass communication and media on the experience of the young. The life stories serve as to emphasize some elements present on this discussion. It is notable the perception of fragility of the integrating institutions, like family and school, supposed to offer safety to these young children and teenagers. It is revealed a precarious attention of these institutions in the formation of these people, generating feeling of loneliness, sadness, insecurity, lack of trust, anxiety among others who lead to depression. As a result of these debilities in the institutions in late modernity, we have suicide ideation, selfmutilation, suicide attempts and suicide as a form of escape, of relief of the situations that they live in their day-to-day life, especially during the transition to adolescence. The situations that currently are leading young adults and teenagers to suicide is discussed on this study.