The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Is an Icon

question 57

Multiple Choice

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is an icon of the "City by the Bay" and a world-renowned tourist destination. It is also the number one suicide magnet in the world. Which theoretical explanation for suicide would best explain the high rates of suicide at the bridge?

• A) contagion
• B) selection
• C) ecological
• D) psychological
• E) anomic

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