Chapter 1

Question 0

Anomic suicide

Answer 0

Type of suicide that occurs when the structure of society is weakened or disrupted and people feel hopeless and disillusioned

Question 1

Altruistic suicide

Answer 1

Type of suicide that occurs where ties to the group or community are considered more important than individual identity

Question 2

Comparative method

Answer 2

Research technique that compares existing official statistics and historical records across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon

Question 3

Egoistic suicide

Answer 3

Type of suicide that occurs in settings where the individual is emphasized over group or community connections

Question 4

Fatalistic suicide

Answer 4

Type of suicide that occurs when people see no possible way to improve their oppressive circumstances

Question 5

Individualistic explanation

Answer 5

Tendency to attribute people’s achievements and failures to their personal qualities.

Question 6

Sociological imagination

Answer 6

Ability to see the impact of social forces on our private lives

Question 7

Sociology

Answer 7

The systematic study of human societies