Assignment Task: Durkheim's theory of suicide does not seem to work as well for women as it does for men. Wsing Durkheim's concepts of social integration and regulation as the primary factors causing differences in the suicide rate, tell us how he could answer the question below in a manner consistent with his theory. Be sure to make a social argument, not a psychological or biological one.
Why does the ease of obtaining divorce increase married men's suicide rate but cause a decline in married women's suicide rate? What are the implications for Durkheim's image of marriage as a form of regulation? (In answering this part, stick with Durkheim's claim that eases of obtaining divorce is an indicator of social regulation, despite the problems with that measure.)