Extended Research

Articles
  • ''A school in Canada banned all references to the show completely, and some schools have had to issue statements warning parents about the material.''- http://uk.businessinsider.com/13-reasons-why-controversy-suicide-dangerous-2017-5/#theres-also-extremely-graphic-content-in-the-show-involving-sexual-assault-and-suicide-the-creators-of-the-show-call-the-violent-scene-depicting-hannahs-suicide-necessary-8 - Similarly in the show, the parents of the students in school are warned of the death of Hannah. Some audiences may believe that the show is actually quite acurrate and be encouraged to do the same thing as Hannah did, in hope of a similar reaction.
  • ''Instead of showcasing the tragic ending to a life, we witness a school become captivated by the drama of suicide.'' -
  • ''There is something grossly optimistic in portraying a suicide not as a random, irrational act, but as something explicable, even casual, with potentially good consequences.'' http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/13-reasons-why-glorifying-suicide/19785#.WVDrSOsrIdU
  • suicidal thoughts- stats • The percentage of adults who made a suicide plan in the past year was higher among adults aged 18 to 25 (2.5%) than among adults aged 26 to 49 (1.35%) and those aged 50 or older (0.6%) - 2013 US (https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/suicide-datasheet-a.pdf)
  • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/22/netflix-drama-13-reasons-blamed-inspiring-teen-girls-attempted/ - Show blamed for ''romanticizing'' the choices of the characters.
Theories
  • Contagion theory-Gustave LeBon (1896) proposes that crowds exert a hypnotic influence on their members. The hypnotic influence, combined with the anonymity of belonging to a large group of people, results in irrational, emotionally charged behavior  (ttps://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Collective_Behavior)
  • Uses And Gratifications (Blumler and Katz)- Personal Relationships- Identification
  • Andy Medhurst- shorthand for identification- stereotypes victims of suicide- suggests suicide is only option.
Books
  • Thirteen Reasons Why (2007) by Jay Asher 
  • Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide (1999) by Kay Redfield Jamison
  • November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide (2006) by George Howe Colt
Online comments 
  • ''My biggest glaring problem with this show is the main character; Hannah. Being a person who has lived through a slue of her own person nightmares, I absolutely wanted to feel for Hannah so badly. I wanted to have sympathy for her and be on her side. Unfortunately, I never once managed to feel anything more than irritation and annoyance towards her. She is selfish, entitled and demanding. She seems to have this mentality that everyone around her should have the ability to read her mind and it frustrates me to no end. After harshly telling several people who WANT to be close to her to leave her alone, she magically expects people to simply ignore her request and continue pursuing her. I couldn't relate to her problems at all. I completely understand the underlying point regarding that part of the "hot or not" list, but I don't care. It was more a compliment and the people on the "not hot" side probably felt worse about themselves than she could imagine.'' - IMDb
  • While I was watching I was thinking - this is absolutely brilliant TV. However, by then end of it, I was thinking - that was so powerful and emotional to watch. I could barely watch the final few episodes, because I was so engrossed in the story and it does becomes quite graphic. I will say no more. - IMDb
  • The drama is sensitive, surprising, consistently engaging, and, most important, unblinking. - Rotten Tomatoes
Responses from International Media
America
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/25/health/13-reasons-why-teen-suicide-debate-explainer/index.html

 New Zealand
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/96211840/13-Reasons-Why-Australian-mental-health-groups-slam-Netflix-over-help-information-refusal









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