There has been a great deal of research concerning self-harm behaviour, especially in youths, but there have been no substantial sociological investigations of the manner in which community formation and identity may encourage this behaviour. The Aesthetics of Self Harm is a new approach to understanding parasuicidal behaviour, based upon an examination of online communities that promote performances of self-harm in the pursuit of an idealised beauty.
The Aesthetics of Self Harm clams that online communities provide a significant level of support for self-harmers and...
There has been a great deal of research concerning self-harm behaviour, especially in youths, but there have been no substantial sociological inves...
