“Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the United States… In 2010, the suicide rate for men was 19.9 and that for women was 5. 2. Of those who committed suicide in 2010, 78.9% were men and 21.1% were women. (Parker-Pope, 2013)Émile Durkheim had many theories about suicide in the role of society in terms of the direction an individual decides to take in life. For Durkeim, there are four different types of suicide; Selfish, altruistic, anomic and finally fatalistic suicide. By knowing the categories of suicide, we can better diagnose the most common types of suicide in the United States of America. The most common types of suicide among women in the United States, whether young or old, are anomic and fatalistic. According to Durkheim, anomic suicide is a type of suicide that occurs due to a certain breakdown in social balance, such as suicide after bankruptcy. or after winning the lottery. In other words, anomic suicide takes place in a situation that arises suddenly. This type of suicide is seen in adults, who do not necessarily commit this act because of something good like winning the lottery, but rather for any sudden change that can throw a life out of balance. “Over the past decade, the suicide rate among adults aged 35. at age 64 increased 28 percent, from 13.7 suicides per 100,000 people in 1999 to 17.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2010." (Rettner, 2013) Country singer Mindy McCready is a good example of this type of anomic suicide. McCready was a famous country singer who rose to fame then slowly fell after an abusive relationship led her to drug addiction. Every time his life was out of balance; breaking up with a fiancé, or losing custody of her children, she tried...... middle of paper ...... tt's peers deemed her impure and cast her out. (Stebner, 2013) Durkheim's views on anomic and fatalistic types of suicide may not be the only reasons why a person may commit suicide. Many factors play a role in a person's suicide and it is difficult to say if these are the reasons. Durkheim, however, helped identify some of the telltale signs of a suicidal person. Works Cited Bhatt, A. (nd). What are the types of suicide mentioned by Durkheim? PreserveArticles.com. Parker-Pope, T. (2013). Suicide rates are rising sharply in the United States in New York: TheNewYorkTimes.com.Rettner, R. (2013). Suicide rates are increasing among middle-aged American adults. FoxNews.com. Stebner, B. (2013). Audrie Pott suicide: Details of online discussions emerge a year after a teenager killed herself following alleged assault and cyberbullying. New York: TheDailyNews.com.