Question

Building on émile durkheim's classic theory of suicide, sociologist matt wray describes a contemporary "american suicide belt." wray finds elevated suicide rates in the american west, particularly among white men isolated from social contact by unemployment or being unmarried. what type of suicide are residents of this area prone to, according to durkheim's typology?

Answer 1

According to Durkheim's typology, men in the American West are prone to egoistic suicide. Because these men are unmarried and unemployed, they do not find they fit into society. Therefore, they commit suicide as a way to escape the loneliness of their aituatiin.