SOCIOL 1A06 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Laud Humphreys, Cultural Capital, Consumerism

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Groups with a higher level of social solidarity tend to have lower suicide rates than groups with lower social solidarity. The likelihood of committing suicide decreases with the degree to which that person is anchored to society. First pillar; using evidence to make a case for a particular point of view. (scientific. Second pillar; the realization that people control society and can change it. (democratic. Third pillar; people can intervene to improve society resulting in the creation of the sociological imagination. (industrial revolution) Change theories making social change / revolution. Macro-sociology society shapes us (external / social structures) Stress that human behaviour is governed by the stable patterns of social relations or structures. Emphasize that social structures are based mainly on shared values. Conflict theory it is our economic conditions of life that shape how we life. Karl marx (predicted capitalism would be replaced by socialism) Shows how patterns of inequality in society produce social stability and social change.

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