Question

Since single adults are not heavily involved with family life, they are more likely to commit suicide which Durkheim categories as:

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C egoistic suicide

Refer to the line from paragraph 2: Egoistic suicide is promoted when individuals do not have sufficient social ties: Since single (never married) adults, for example, are not heavily involved with family life, they are more likely to commit suicide than the married adults.
This is a direct question and answer can be directly found from the lines above. The correct answer is option (C).