SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Endangerment, Consumerism, Working Class Culture
Document Summary
Ex suicide is influenced by social solidarity and social integration. In modern society, family is losing its power. Anonymity- sense of being anonymous in the society. Altruistic suicide- takes place in traditional post modern/shame/honour society. People are deeply committed to groups & hence commit suicide for that group. Individualism responsible for criticism and creativity in the society shame and lose of honor has a almost no impact this happen due to high social integration. People do a lot of training when under high pressure e. g in military to develop high solidarity (espit de corps) Russel williams committed breaking and entering, raping & murder . he was a military guy, in prison they took his stuff away bcz there was a high chance of him committing altruistic suicide. Only modern society has high social integration like in traditional society. Two reasons: self sacrifice in war to save homeland common in wwii, don"t live up to the standards of the group.
