Abstract
Globalization in the Internet era has rendered job mobility and migration frequent and important social phenomena, with implications at several different levels of societies. In addition, migration, either voluntary or forced, is accompanied by significant changes in suicide ideation, frequency of suicide attempts and rates of suicide of people that migrate compared to the host country. However, several different peculiarities render the interpretation of the interaction of migration-suicidality as quite complex. This article provides an overview of the most significant aspects that contribute to this complexity, in order to provide the reader with a road map for better orientation in a world of rapidly changing landscapes.
Highlights
Already in 1897, Durkheim [1] stated that the changes associated with modernization were related to higher rates of suicide in European countries
Migration, either voluntary or forced, is accompanied by significant changes in suicide ideation, frequency of suicide attempts and rates of suicide of people that migrate compared to the host country
Globalization is breaking down natural boundaries: it makes it possible to travel from one culture to another, either physically or through television, Internet, movies and books
Summary
Already in 1897, Durkheim [1] stated that the changes associated with modernization were related to higher rates of suicide in European countries. Globalization is a process of creating networks between individuals from different continents, through flows of people, information, ideas, capital and goods. It manifests itself in the increase of economic and political connections between countries, faster transportation, more efficient forms of instant communication, use of new technologies such as the Internet, and changes in jobs type and location [2]. Global migration and rapid changes in the social fabric and context and in the labour market could contribute to further isolate people, increasing their risk of suicide. Hybridization” [2,3]
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