SOCI 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Integration, Maladjusted, Anomie
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Differences in suicide rates between attached and unattached people (durkheim"s anomie and social integration) Living up to societal expectations, social networks, bonds to people (family, friends) This is called anomie (against the norm) Self reported studies: how happy are you. Physical health (more or less likely to have sicknesses) Depending on the quality of the relationship. The higher the quality of the relationship, the greater its positive effect. Ppl on the extreme end of the relationships (marriage: happiest) (divorced women: the least happy) Singles assumed to be immature, maladjusted, and self-centered. People w a disability are especially likely to benefit economically and emotionally from marriage. Even us in academia exclude them when studying. Disabled people actually benefit the most from relationships (support) Studies show that having a disability decreases one"s chances of getting married and, thereby, of benefiting from a happy marriage. People w physical disabilities are likely to suffer considerable exclusion and stigmatization around sexual matters.
