In Canada Today, Church Attendance Is Down and Unemployment Rates

Multiple Choice

In Canada today, church attendance is down and unemployment rates are up. Considering Durkheim's theory of the relationship between suicide and social solidarity, which of the following statements best predicts Canadian suicide rates under the current conditions?

A) Social solidarity will not be affected, so the suicide rate will be low.
B) Suicide and social solidarity are not correlated.
C) Social solidarity is weak, so the suicide rate will be high.
D) Social solidarity is strong, so the suicide rate will be low.