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-Frank had a friend who committed suicide. Frank believes his friend killed himself because of social issues, rather than any biological problem he may have had. Frank's belief is similar to which early French sociologist's?

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Emile Durkheim believed that people are more affected by society than by individual personality. His 1897 work Suicide explored the rise of suicide during times of social change such as the Industrial Revolution. Durkheim felt that a rise in suicide numbers could be attributed to the individuals within a society sharing a common loss of meaning.

Theory History -Frank Had a Friend Who Committed Suicide. Frank Believes His