1) Why is altruistic suicide found in primitive societies?
 
 

2) Are all altruistic suicides in primitive societies a result of
duty? What other types does Durkheim discuss?
 

3) Do soldiers or civilians have higher suicide rates? How does
Durkheim explain this?
 
 
 

4) Are volunteers or men who re-enlist more prone to suicide? How
does Durkheim explain this?
 
 

5) What do primitive societies and military society have in common
that causes them both to have high altruistic suicide rates?
 
 

6) Would you expect higher suicide rates in the Japanese army or
the American army? Why?