SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Altruistic Suicide, Interpersonal Communication, Microsociology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: sandra colavecchia

Document Summary

Lecture 2 - sociological imagination and sociological theories. The more strongly anchored or attached a person is to society (through their social relationships, such as marriage), the less likely they are to commit suicide. How people feel connected in a groups or amongst others, how frequently individuals interact with others, it also refers to the level of shared beliefs in groups of people. Sociological explanation of suicide through emile durkheim. Suicide is more than just an individual act of desperation resulting from psychological disorders, suicide is heavily influenced by social disorders. Women have lower rates of suicide because of their social connections, this is because they are more strongly linked to society due to their caregiving roles. Why do women have lower suicide rates. Stronger social connections, caregiving roles, more strongly linked to society. Occurs in settings that exhibit high levels of social solidarity, according to durkheim"s, altruistic suicide results from norms very tightly governing behaviour.