Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:
Who used aggregate statistics to study suicide?
Options:
Weber
C W Mills
Comte
Durkheim
Correct Answer:
Durkheim
Explanation:
Emile Durkheim’s famous study explained the variation in suicide rates across different countries. Durkheim argued that the rate of suicide (i.e., number of suicides per 100,000 population) had to be explained by social causes even though each particular instance of suicide may have involved reasons specific to that individual or her/his circumstances.