Durkheim introduced the ideas of Anomic which means________________?

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1. Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ?

   A. Max Weber
   B. Emile Durkheim
   C. Vilfredo Pareto
   D. Karl Marx

2. According to Durkheim stronger social ties and religious affiliation______________?

   A. Increase the suicide rates
   B. Decrease them
   C. Have no effect upon them
   D. None of these

3. The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of___________?

   A. cyclical theory
   B. unilinear theory
   C. multilinear theory
   D. conflict theory

4. Durkheim defined social facts as___________?

   A. ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin
   B. the way scientists construct knowledge in a social context
   C. data collected about social phenomena that are proven to be correct
   D. ideas and theories that have no basis in the external physical world

5. According to Durkheim an important component of social life was______________?

   A. Social solidarity
   B. Social alienation
   C. Individualism
   D. None of these

6. Which of the following was supported by Durkheim,s study of suicide ?

   A. Catholics had higher rates of suicide than protestants
   B. Rates of suicide were higher in times of war than in times of peace
   C. Rates of suicide were lower in times of economic stability
   D. Individuals who were enmeshed in meaningful social bonds were less inclined to commit suicide

7. According to Emily Durkheim the mechanic solidarity is based on______________?

   A. Blood relation and neighborhood
   B. divine of labor and specialization
   C. the contribution individuals make to each other
   D. None of these

8. According to Durkheim social facts are________________?

   A. ways of behaving that are external to individuals
   B. only things that have been shown to be true
   C. social insights into collective behavior
   D. information captured by official statistics

9. In the division of Labor in Society Emile Durkheim presented the idea of______________?

   A. Mechanical and organic solidarity
   B. Physical and social solidarity
   C. physiological and mechanical solidarity
   D. None of these

10. According to Durkheim the division of labor in industrial societies brings about______________?

    A. organic solidarity
    B. a loss of social solidarity
    C. mechanical solidarity
    D. communal solidarity