Question

Higher suicide rate during rapid progress in a society is a manifestation of:

• A. altruistic suicide
• B. anomic suicide
• C. egoistic suicide
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B anomic suicide

Refer to the line from paragraph 3: Durkheim’s third type of suicide-anomic suicide-increases when the social regulation of individuals is disrupted. For example, suicide rates increase during economic depression. People who suddenly find themselves without a job or without hope of finding one are more prone to kill themselves. Suicides may also increase during periods of prosperity. The answer can be directly derived from the lines above. The correct answer is option (B)