Emile Durkheim believed that social norms helped to maintain social order. For example, he explained that suicide is a result of a lack of balance in an individual’s social world and not an event that is based on an individual’s free will. Into which sociological theory does this best fit?
A. structural-functionalist theory
B. symbolic interactionist theory
C. feminist theory
D. conflict theory
Answer:A
Emile Durkheim believed that social norms helped to maintain social order. For example, he explained that suicide is a result of a lack of balance in an individual’s social world and not an event that is based on an individual’s free will. Into which sociological theory does this best fit?
A. structural-functionalist theory B. symbolic interactionist theory C. feminist theory D. conflict theory