What did Durkheim's nineteenth-century study of suicide in France demonstrate?

A) that suicide was mainly carried out by desperate people
B) that suicide was influenced mainly by people's level of psychological distress
C) that suicide was related to an individual's level of integration into society
D) that suicide was caused by a high level of confusion among people who belonged to several social networks at once

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Maryam Asghar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Durkheim's study showed that suicide rates varied according to the degree of integration of individuals into social groups, suggesting that lower levels of social integration were associated with higher suicide rates.

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