Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:

Emile Durkheim is famous for his study on:

Options:

Suicide

Women

Children

Birth

Correct Answer:

Suicide

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Suicide

Durkheim's seminal work, "Le Suicide" (1897), is a comprehensive sociological study that examines the social factors influencing suicide rates.  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