SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Social Relation, Scientific Revolution, Altruistic Suicide
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Around 1200 people commit suicide every year in canada. Emile durkheim theory of suicide 1: men commit 3 to 4 times of suicide then women, the nature of social relation = social solidarity, social solidarity. It is determined by the frequency with which its members interact and the degree to which they share beliefs, values, and morals. Suicide rate are lowest at intermediate levels of social solidarity and highest at low and high levels of social solidarity. Unmarried people are more likely to commit suicide then people who are married. The people who are more socially interactive are more likely to resist suicide. Why the rate of suicide varies in different categories of the population. Sociologists do not focus on the psychological perspective, rather they try to explain all the possible aspects by looking at the people social relations. Altruistic suicide = do something good to help others than yourself.
