If he were alive today, which social theorist would be most likely to make the following claim: "While the suicide of any one individual during the stock market crash is attributable to the individual's state of mind, the tendency of people to commit suicide when their fortunes change suddenly is indicative of social forces at work."

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Emile Durkheim is known for his work on social integration and his study of suicide, where he argued that social forces and structures influence individual actions, including the tendency to commit suicide.

If He Were Alive Today, Which Social Theorist Would Be