Media Construction of Suicide: A Critical Review of the Suicide Media Contagion Hypothesis
Keywords:
suicide, suicide media contagion, social psychology, constructivism, physiological psychology
Abstract
Historically, suicide narratives in cyberspace have been studied under the Suicide Media Contagion hypothesis. This hypothesis states that exposure to suicide stories in mass media are a risk factor in the production of suicide. In this essay, I make a critical reflection on this hypothesis from Social Psychology, constructivism and Physiological Psychology. Then, I propose a new way of understanding suicide media narratives from the conceptual framework of Social Construcctionism and virtual communities.Format
Published
2013-03-25
How to Cite
Vélez Agosto, N. M. (2013). Media Construction of Suicide: A Critical Review of the Suicide Media Contagion Hypothesis. Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital Y Movimientos Sociales, 10(3), 535-557. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/article/view/48071
Section
Karpeta
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