(Tangaza University College, 2005) RAKOTONDRAZAFY, MARIE CHRISTIAN
Suicide is not a new phenomenon in our society. It has been there for a long time.
It happens everywhere in the world. It remains a big moral issue and challenge in our day.
The first chapter is aimed at presenting to us the objective of this study and the
main idea behind the three essential key concepts that enable us to have a common
ground in our study. These concepts are: suicide, direct suicide and indirect suicide.
Before we start, let us say something about the background of the problem.