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The Current Issues of Suicide in South Korea and Six Alternatives to the Suicidal Prevention

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2003, 6(), pp.35~56
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology

Sang Bok Lee 1

1강남대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This paper intended to evaluate the recent social issues of suicide in Korea. In terms of research methods, the author used meta-analysis as a theoretical framework to formulate an interdisciplinary method, and at the same time utilized a journalistic approach to collect and evaluate actual suicide cases, which were reported in the daily newspapers in Korea. The author developed the following four analytic tools to assess and evaluate a variety of suicidal issues: (1) social relations theory perspective; (2) Biblical understanding and perspective; (3) Christian life ethics perspective; and (4) psychodynamic psychiatry perspective. Durkheim's four types of suicide - egoistic, altruistic, anomic and fatalistic types - were also employed to analyze Korean suicidal cases. In the final section, the author recommended practically-oriented six alternatives that would be applied to prevent suicide as well as to develop counseling programs for the suicidal populations in Korea.

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