Question 9 durkheim was interested in suicide primarily because he wanted

a. to solve a major social problem in the france of his day.

b. to show that what was thought to be a personal act was patterned by social forces.

c. to show that psychological conditions, for example depression, were more important than economic conditions in suicide rates.

d. all of the above.

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Hailey Pugh

19 November, 22:22

Question 9 durkheim was interested in suicide primarily because he wanted

a. to solve a major social problem in the france of his day.

b. to show that what was thought to be a personal act was patterned by social forces.

c. to show that psychological conditions, for example depression, were more important than economic conditions in suicide rates.

d. all of the above.

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Leroy Cooke · Answer 1

Durkheim was interested in suicide primarily because he wanted to b) show that what was thought to be a personal act was patterned by social forces.

A lot of social factors may be the cause of a person's decision to perform suicide. For example, a person that is a victim of bullying may decide to end his/her life because of sheer depression.