Music+and+Suicide

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= Influence of music on suicide =

Music is an aspect of life used to convey emotions. Through this communication of emotions from creator to listener, music greatly influences one’s own emotions. Music can be either therapeutic or detrimental to a person’s mental and physical health. Certain genres of music influence suicide. Country music, aggressive heavy metal and other emotional based music genres contribute to an increase in suicide risks. = Genre/Culture influence =

The themes portrayed in aggressive music condone and encourage hostile behavior. This ideology ultimately leads listeners to self-harm. This genre associates with a subculture called [|“emo” culture]. This culture consists of most of heavy metal audience. These people are extremely emotional and indulge in self-harming. Considering music influences someone’s emotions and can encourage one’s actions, a person who is comfortable with self-harming will intensify their behavior. This then increases the possibility of death by suicide.media type="youtube" key="1OW9K84EbU4" width="456" height="261" align="left" Hardcore and sad music encourages aggressive thoughts and behavior. Aggressive music increases aggressive thoughts that may have implications for self-harm and other hostile behavior.

Blues also contributes to an increase in suicide risks. Blues themes are accepting of the consideration of suicide. This specific music genre portrays suicide as a liable option when life becomes strenuous. Most of the people who listen to this specific genre already are struggling with emotional distress associated with suicide. Country music is another genre of music that greatly impacts the risk of suicide. Country music directly associates with suicide through its common theme of alcohol abuse. Country music depicts drinking as a normal necessity to deal with life’s problems. Field research studies show that country music is linked to an increase in the consumption of alcohol (Stacks 1).media type="youtube" key="bW62WKwVTM4" width="404" height="224" align="right"

A gentile report in MVC supports this claim by revealing that 20 percent of the male and more than 60 percent of the female heavy metal/hard rock fans reported having deliberately tried to kill or have killed themselves, all occurring within the time span of six months after being emotionally affected by the music (Duke, 5).

= = = = = = = Target Audience = The target audience of the music of topic are people who are already in a state of depression. This causes those listeners to either go deeper in to their negative position, or it can help them cope with their situation. In most cases the music causes the person to go deeper into their condition. The people who listen to this genre of music most commonly are a part of lower class Americans who live in rural areas (Stacks, 1).

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=References:= 1) Steven Stack, author and author James Gundlach. "Country Music and Suicide - Individual, Indirect, and Interaction Effects: A Reply to Snipes and Maguire." //Social Forces//, no. 1, 1995, p. 331. EBSCO//host//, doi:10.2307/2580636.

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2) Astari, director. LiL PEEP - The Way I See Things. Youtube.com, 29 Sept. 2015,www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OW9K84EbU4. []

3) Cobofficial, director. CHILDREN OF BODOM - Downfall (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Youtube.com, 25 March. 2008, []. @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW62WKwVTM4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4) Giphy. “Suicide GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY.” GIPHY, GIPHY, giphy.com/gifs/suicide-9e1VPfBaNvvEY. @https://giphy.com/gifs/suicide-9e1VPfBaNvvEY 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Duke, Selwyn. "Influential Beats the Cultural Impact of Music: Music Can Have a Powerful Influence on People, Enhancing Feelings of Competitiveness, Romance, Isolation, Hate, or Patriotism. It Can Even Help Make or Break a Culture." //The New American//, no. 2, 2014, p. 10. EBSCO//host//, ezproxy.gsu.edu/login?url=[]

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