According to Émile Durkheim, which type of suicide occurs when lives are suddenly disrupted by major social events or changes, such as widespread economic crises, wars, and famine?

A. egoistic suicide
B. anomic suicide
C. fatalistic suicide
D. altruistic suicide


B. anomic suicide

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

_____is a process that defines a nonmedical condition or behavior as an illness, disorder, or disease that requires medical treatment.

A. Industrialization B. Medicalization C. Declassification D. Evaluation E. Diagnosis

Sociology

Which of the following statements about informants is FALSE?

a. An informant is a member of the group that you want to study. b. You usually want to select informants who are somewhat typical of the group that you are studying. c. Informants are sometimes marginal within their group. d. Informants are useful in field research. e. The terms informant and respondent are interchangeable.

Sociology

What typically happens to authorities as societies industrialize?

a. Charismatic authority increases. b. Traditional authority increases. c. Rational-legal authority declines. d. Traditional authority declines.

Sociology