They also have diminished economies with Mexico at $16,558 GDP/cap and the Philippines at $4,140 GDP/cap. Durkheim believes “poverty may even be considered a protection” (Durkheim, From Suicide: A Study in Sociology, pg. 125) towards suicide. Consequently, the deficient incomes of the Philippines and Mexico keep people in place with low expectations. These counties have a more collectivist society than the United States and “society alone can play this moderating role” (Durkheim, From Suicide: A Study in Sociology, pg. 127) that assigns a path for each individual. Fortunately, those individuals respect and follow the roles society moderates and, therefore, constitute a stable equilibrium. The collectivist society is bolstered by Catholicism dominating both the Philippines and Mexico. Unlike Protestantism, Catholicism accentuates one interpretation of the bible. Henceforth, followers of that religion are intuitively closer to each other and are shielded from the loneliness that plagues other societies. Durkheim’s theory definitively explains the low suicide rates in Mexico and the Philippines, but fails to do so in
They also have diminished economies with Mexico at $16,558 GDP/cap and the Philippines at $4,140 GDP/cap. Durkheim believes “poverty may even be considered a protection” (Durkheim, From Suicide: A Study in Sociology, pg. 125) towards suicide. Consequently, the deficient incomes of the Philippines and Mexico keep people in place with low expectations. These counties have a more collectivist society than the United States and “society alone can play this moderating role” (Durkheim, From Suicide: A Study in Sociology, pg. 127) that assigns a path for each individual. Fortunately, those individuals respect and follow the roles society moderates and, therefore, constitute a stable equilibrium. The collectivist society is bolstered by Catholicism dominating both the Philippines and Mexico. Unlike Protestantism, Catholicism accentuates one interpretation of the bible. Henceforth, followers of that religion are intuitively closer to each other and are shielded from the loneliness that plagues other societies. Durkheim’s theory definitively explains the low suicide rates in Mexico and the Philippines, but fails to do so in