Differentiate between.

Anomic Suicide and Altruistic Suicide.

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Anomic Suicide Altruistic Suicide
(i) Anomic suicide takes place in situations where one is not able to adjust with circumstances which arise unexpectedly. (i) Altruistic suicide means, an individual commits suicide with the object of doing well for others.
(ii) This is due to economic instability and personal struggle. (ii) This is due to fanatical love for one’s own community.
(iii) It reflects a normlessness. (iii) It is valueoriented.
(iv) Example : Businessman committed suicide due economic depression or extreme prosperity. (iv) Example : Sati system (committed by Indian women in the past), Harakiri (committed by Japanese)

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