Consider the concepts listed below.Match one or more of the concepts with each scenario.Explain your choices.
-Scenario 3 "Excerpts from a suicide letter suggest that Kevin Morrissey, a 51-year-old Berkeley man, killed his family in a murder-suicide this week because he was at a "financial breaking point" as the family skin-care business failed and because he found other work opportunities "unattractive" (Rayburn and Hill 2007).
A)Anomic
B)Double consciousness
C)Troubles/Issues
D)Social fact
E)Currents of opinion

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Anomic refers to a state of normlessness or breakdown of social norms. The scenario suggests that the man was under financial distress due to the failure of his family business, which may have contributed to him feeling hopeless and helpless, leading to the tragic event of a murder-suicide. This aligns with the concept of anomic as there is a breakdown of normal social order caused by economic factors.

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