Periodically groups emerge which advocate indiv. or mass suicide
E.g. Japanese warriors have subscribed to ritualised suicide rather than accept shame of losing battle/war
- Using short sword, indiv. plunges it into his stomach; assistant then decapitates person
- WWII, some Japanese pilots sent on suicide missions to crash planes into enemy warships
During Vietnam War, Buddhist monks used suicide to protest war
- 1963, Thich Quang Duc burned himself to death
Largest mass suicide in modern history involved Jim Jones led People's Temple in Guyana
- People's Temple practices form of Agrarian Socialism - all equal, all working together

	Created by madeleineomalley about 11 years ago

SOCY1030 Note on Suicide, created by madeleineomalley on 31/10/2013.

Suicide