Lack of social connection is which term?

• A. Egoistic Suicide
• B. Suicide
• C. Anomic Suicide
• D. Phased Retirement

Answer: (A)

In Durkheim’s typology, lack of social connection leads to egoistic suicide. When social ties and integration are weak, individuals feel isolated and less bound to the norms of the community, which can increase the risk of self-harm during crises. Anomic suicide, by contrast, results from a breakdown of social norms after upheaval; altruistic suicide from excessive social integration where personal desires are sacrificed for the group; and fatalistic suicide from oppressive regulation. Phased retirement is unrelated to suicide types. So, the term that fits lack of social connection is egoistic suicide.