According to Durkheim, _________ suicide occurs when the institutions of society provide too much ...

According to Durkheim, _________ suicide occurs when the institutions of society provide too much regulation and allow too little individual freedom.
 
  a. fatalistic
  b. anomic
  c. egoistic
  d. altruistic

Question 2

Functionalists maintain that the state emerged to manage and stabilize an increasingly complex society.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

Which theorist was among the first to stress the use of statistics?
 
  a. Comte
  b. Marx
  c. Durkheim
  d. Weber

Question 4

Conflict theorists argue that the state emerged because society got so large and complex that a specialized and centralized institution was needed to maintain it.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

Much of Durkheim's scholarly work was devoted to understanding:
 
  a. social conflict.
  b. the stability of society.
  c. personal troubles of individuals.
  d. the economic causes of behavior.

Question 6

Functionalists and conflict theorists hold the same ideas about the function of the state.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false