Multiple Choice
Émile Durkheim's study on suicide found that not only did suicide rates increase when the economy slumped; they also increased when the economy boomed. Which of Durkheim's concepts explains why both positive and negative economic conditions could increase suicide rates?
A) alienation
B) anomie
C) mechanical solidarity
D) organic solidarity
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