Theories on Deviance and Suicide

Durkheim

________ found that while the act of committing suicide is an individual act, it is directly connected to the group and social life of the individual.

Males

________ have a higher rate than females.

Protestants

________ actually have a higher suicide rate than Catholics and Jews, according to Durkheim's study on suicide.

Soldiers

________ have a higher rate of suicide than civilians.

higher rate of suicide

Whites have a(n) ________ than African Americans and any other group combined.

higher suicide rate

Unmarried people have a(n) ________ than married individuals.

Organic solidarity

________- based on the interdependence of specialized parts or members.

Mechanical solidarity

________- based on the sameness of societys parts or members.

Social cohesion

________ based upon the interdependence that arises between people from the specialization of work and complementarianism as result of more advanced (i.e., modern and industrial) societies.

religious affiliation

A person without a(n) ________ has a higher suicide rate than those who are active within a religion.

Durkheim

________ theorizes that social cohesion is established in one of two ways:

Social cohesion

________ refers to the way people form social bonds, relate to each other, and get along on a day- to- day basis.

Durkheim

According to ________, suicide is, at its root, an instance of social deviance.