Why do so many men choose to die? Across Europe, men are four times more likely than women to die by suicide, a disparity that is increasing. More British men die by suicide each year than have British soldiers died in all wars since 1945. Yet suicide is a killer that too often remains obscured beneath a layer of shame and innuendo, its causes misunderstood and ignored.
In his latest ebook, Finlay Young lifts the lid on this quiet killer of thousands, taking the reader on a twisting journey through the history, psychology, sociology, and chemistry of male suicide. From those who have tried to kill themselves to those who try and stop them, from the old to the young and those in middle-age now most at risk, Young sensitively tells the personal stories of a wide cast of men he met on his quest to understand the ultimate question: why?
The Descent of Man is a nuanced exploration of a harrowing subject, one that explores the core assumptions of what it even means to be a man in the 21st century.
Über den Autor
Finlay Young is a Scottish independent writer, lawyer, and researcher. Born in Aberdeen, he grew up in Elgin then Perth before studying law at the University of Glasgow. He pursued Masters study at at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, on a Saint Andrew’s Society scholarship. He subsequently passed the New York Bar Exam.
Finlay’s legal and writing work has taken him across the world to countries including Liberia, Zambia, Uganda, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Switzerland, the USA and most recently Ukraine. He has served as an advisor and research consultant on judicial reform, legal education, access to justice and human rights for organizations including the World Bank, Council of Europe, Open Society Foundation, and USAID. He has also taught human rights law at Glasgow University, and co-authored a book on European Union Criminal Law. His writing has appeared in publications including The Economist, Foreign Policy, The Independent, Newsweek and the Herald Scotland.
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