According to Émile Durkheim's study of suicide, the rate of suicide reflected:
A. the extent to which people were integrated into the group life of a society.
B. personal depression.
C. personal stress.
D. climatic conditions (i.e., oppressive heat, heavy rain, or cold winters).
Answer: A
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a. self-fulfilling prophecy. b. tracking system. c. hidden curriculum. d. manifest functions.
Replication of previous results is a necessary step for new research
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. mental cognition. b. the biological difference between individuals. c. human social interaction. d. individual human behavior.
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A. Mass productions of plastics began during World War I. B. About 80 percent of plastic is accumulating in landfills or is thrown away in the natural environment as litter. C. Plastics take about 100 years to degrade. D. Plastic debris kills about 15,000 marine mammals annually, as well as nearly a million birds and fishes.