Homophobia and Suicide

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Various factors contribute greatly to suicide in GLBT youth. This paper discusses various sociological pressures placed upon this demographic and provides overviews of various studies that have been done.

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Whether we like it or not, gender roles are inescapable realities of a social schema. Over time society forms a definition of what it is to be male and female, and in many instances (such as our own in the United States), this definition is unrealistically rigid. Concepts of gender in American society revolve around maleness as a mythical but nonetheless actualized and perpetuated norm. Inherent in this male-centric modality is the assumption of heterosexuality. When someone functioning in this schema fails to meet the male heterosexual classification, they are labeled as the "other" and must then deal with a cavalcade of implications reinforced by society's expectation and demands. How does a population branded as the "other" function and cope in society? This paper will examine specifically if social constructs of homosexuality,particularly in homosexual youth, have higher risk factors for suicide than their heterosexual counterparts.

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