Societal Suicide

Download or read book Societal Suicide written by Julián Segura Camacho and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2006 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Societal Suicide is a cultural-racial analysis of the enduring legacy called Animus Americana, which affects the psyche of Mexicans in the United States, specifically Los Angeles. This work is a compilation of factors, experiences, and realities that make a person suicidal both from a societal and familial perspective. This timely and deeply personal exploration into the roots of suicidal tendencies in Mexicans living in the United States is a revealing study of culture, assimilation, social pressures, and identity.