Durkheim argued there were patterns in suicide
Behaviour is caused by social facts found in the structure of society, this constrains and shapes the individial
Different socities have different rates, and it varied within socieities too!
Two social facts were 1. Social intergration and 2. Moral regulation, which is how far individuals actions were kept in check by norms
DURKHEIMs 4 types of suicide were
Egoistic - lack of integration e.g. Catholics had lower suicide rates due to integration
Altruistic - excessive integration, its the individuals duty to die for the group if necessary
Anomic - lack of regulation,norms become unclear by rapid change e.g. recession
Fatalistic - excessive regulation e.g. society controls individuals completely such as prisoners
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