Suicide Durkheim Anomie

Perspective of the Functionalist Theory: Durkheim believed in social facts which are the institutions in a society. Durkheim also believed that the state is a representation of the popular will or value consensus. Developed the concept of anomie which means that rapid social change leads to loss of social norms and produces a variety of social problems.
Extended Research: In his book Suicide Durkheim creates the concept of anomie. He studies the suicide rates of Catholics and Protestants and theorizes that protestants have higher suicide rates because protestants do not have as much social control as the Catholics. He concludes that abnormally high or low levels of social integration can lead to an increase in suicide rates.
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