SOC 100A Lecture 2: Jan 28 Notes
19 Jul 2016
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Belief in science began to replaces traditional forms of authority. Industrialization, the growth of slums, political mobilization by the masses. Looked @ suicide to see/ show the importance of sociology. Even something that is as personal to a person, as a person taking his or her own life can only be understood in a sociological sense . No connection with alcoholism (not that alcoholics drank too much and decided to end their lives) No greater incidence in gloomier north than in sunnier south. Higher (suicide rate) for protestants than for catholics. Higher suicide rate for catholics than for jews. Higher for single people than for widowed and divorced than for married least for married with children. Higher for members of the army than for civilians. Jewish communities were closer knit than catholics who were more than protestants. Married people had a sense of responsibility to their spouses or children and so were less likely to commit suicide.
