Which type of suicide is characterized by feeling disconnected from society and being largely unaffected by social constraints against suicide?

Which type of suicide is characterized by feeling disconnected from society and being largely unaffected by social constraints against suicide?

• A. Egoistic suicide
• B. Anomic suicide
• C. Fatalistic suicide
• D. Altruistic suicide

Answer: (A)

Durkheim’s ideas on suicide show how social ties and norms shape the act. When a person feels detached from others and is not strongly bound by social expectations, integration is low and the norms that usually deter suicide have less influence. This situation fits egoistic suicide, where weak social bonds lead to a sense of isolation and a diminished pull of collective norms against self-harm. The other types reflect different pressures—normlessness during upheaval (anomic), oppression and excessive control (fatalistic), or intense group integration pushing self-sacrifice for others (altruistic). So the scenario described—feeling disconnected from society and largely unaffected by constraints against suicide—maps onto egoistic suicide.

Durkheim’s ideas on suicide show how social ties and norms shape the act. When a person feels detached from others and is not strongly bound by social expectations, integration is low and the norms that usually deter suicide have less influence. This situation fits egoistic suicide, where weak social bonds lead to a sense of isolation and a diminished pull of collective norms against self-harm. The other types reflect different pressures—normlessness during upheaval (anomic), oppression and excessive control (fatalistic), or intense group integration pushing self-sacrifice for others (altruistic). So the scenario described—feeling disconnected from society and largely unaffected by constraints against suicide—maps onto egoistic suicide.