Durkheim’s understanding of suicide rested on the importance of
A. individual genetic makeup.
B. the degree to which people felt integrated into the structure of society.
C. serious mental illness.
D. the ready availability of firearms and other suicide methods.
Answer: B
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a. 2,000 slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt. b. 500 slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt. c. 250 slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt. d. two or three dozen slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt.
A study of homeless in the Bowery skid-row area of New York found
a. most lived on the street b. most had only recently arrived in New York c. over half had lived at their skid-row address for less than 6 months d. about half had been living on the streets for 3 years
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Based on Weber's research, which religious denomination was slow in accepting capitalism and dedicated to the acceptance of tradition?
A) Roman Catholicism B) Fundamentalist Christian C) Protestant D) Jehovah's Witness