Introduction to Sociology

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20. 
    What did functionalist Emile Durkheim theorize about suicide?
    
    1. 
       Rates of suicide are related to social factors such as religion, marital status, country of origin, parental status, and whether the country is at war or not.
       
    2. 
       Rates of suicide are related to individuals being labeled as “no good” in French society.
       
    3. 
       Rates of suicide are related to an individual’s family history of depression.
       
    4. 
       Rates of suicide are related to workers being exploited in a capitalist economy.
       

21. 
    Emile Durkheim studied social solidarity and ______________ that differences in suicide rates might be explained by religious differences.
    
    1. 
       Assumed
       
    2. 
       Guessed
       
    3. 
       Hypothesized
       
    4. 
       Theorized
       

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GLOSSARY

dysfunctions: social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society
functionalism/structural-functional theory: a theoretical approach that sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals that make up that society
latent functions: the unrecognized or unintended consequences of a social process
manifest functions: sought consequences of a social process
social facts: the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals, and all of the cultural rules that govern social life
social institutions: patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on meeting social needs
social solidarity: the social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion
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