SOC239H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bipolar Disorder, Odd Future, Anomie
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Sociological imagination: connects private troubles to public issues, ex. When you lose your job, you may think that it is ur fault and that you messed up but in reality, the economy might be down, and economic cutbacks result in the loss of job. Brain power: left brain: theoretical, intellectual components, right brain: arts, emotions. Overview: what percentage of physical and mental illness can be explained by bio-medical factors: about 25-30, the rest are socio-psychological factors, genetic factors, or bad luck seem to be playing a role. However, social factors play a bigger role: health and illness are both social experiences, suicide: seems to be an individual act. It is an individual act but it is also lead by socio-psychological factors such as when one person commits suicide, then their best friend will as well because the(cid:455) could(cid:374)"t ha(cid:374)dle the death.