#1 Annotation - e-book, one chapterCurra, John. 2011. “Suicide” in The Relativity of Deviance. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc. Accessed March 15, 2016. doi: 10.4135/9781452224893.n7. This chapter entitled Suicide deals with the deviant activity of suicide. Author John Curra is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University where he teaches, among other things, courses on social deviance, criminology and sociological analysis, and is the author of several texts. Through this chapter, Curra defines and discusses the different forms of suicide that have been used throughout history, such as compulsory suicide, euthanasia, and suicide bombings. It also explains how these forms have adapted over time and their impact on society as well as how the act of suicide is and has been treated in different cultures. Curra clearly shows through this chapter vast differences in how society reacts and accepts suicide depending on time and place, illustrating that suicide was once considered a respectable and noble death in some cultures while it was looked down upon and considered the result of mental illness. This chapter presents a fascinating story of the evolution of societies' understanding and belief about suicide and the many diversities of suicide.#2 Annotation – JournalCanetto, Silvia Sara. 2008. “Women and suicidal behavior: a cultural analysis.” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 78 (2): 259-266. Accessed March 15, 2016. doi: 10.1037/a0013973. These peer-reviewed journal articles critically analyze the role of cultural gender models and assumptions about suicidal behavior in influencing societies' response to female suicide. The author Silvia Canetto explains at the beginning of her article that depending on how a culture perceives gender, it determines the middle of the article......15 to discuss questions such as the factors that make them think about suicide (for example the relationship with their parents, if the friends they surround themselves with have deviant behavior, etc.). From their findings, the authors quickly address common assumptions about youth preventing suicide that do not make a significant difference, such as positive interaction with parents. As well as highlighting key factors that significantly influence suicidal ideation, such as association with deviant peers. The authors also provide recommendations on how best to prevent the increase in youth suicide and suggest additional testing to advance prevention strategies. This article is important because it provides us with primary information straight from the source on the factors that cause youth suicide and directs us on the path forward to prevent them in the future..