A deity is a: C, god or goddess
Durkheim was interested in suicide primarily because he wanted to b) show that what was thought to be a personal act was patterned by social forces.
A lot of social factors may be the cause of a person’s decision to perform suicide. For example, a person that is a victim of bullying may decide to end his/her life because of sheer depression.
Granny thinks about being left behind at the altar.
Answer:
The mandate of heaven was used as a justification for the ruling of a family or the switch of power to a new family
Explanation:
The mandate of heaven justified that a certain person or family was in power as God desired for them to be in this position of power. However, when power switched or there was a new ruler in power it was justified through the fact that the previous family/ruler/dynasty lost the mandate of heaven, likely through some action that they did, or some even that happened during their reign, like drought
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