Suicide Theory and The Heat Wave

We usually think of suicide as solely the result of an intensely personal decision. What is Emile Durkheim’s explanation for suicide? Describe why, according to Durkheim, more Protestants commit suicide than Catholics. Similarly, what makes events like deaths due to heat waves or polar vortexes social problems rather than simply natural disasters?

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