Teen Suicide And Their Role In The Social System

Suicide is an extremely personal and sensitive topic. Not only is it prevalent amongst young teens, but also prevalent amongst mature adults. As Gaines stated, “ It doesn’t matter if [one is] rich or poor,” suicide happens and will continue to unfortunately happen because for many it seems like the only sensible and appropriate option to escape societal pressures and reality (Gaines, 1990). As humans, we are participants of a social system that is something larger than ourselves (Johnson, 2014)). And in order to survive this social system, we need to understand what and how we are participating. Like the four teens, their role in the social system was as “burnouts”, “junkies”, and “outcasts.” They were victims to a cruel game and were unfortunately