Sociology 1020 : Study Guide- Sociology (1).pdf
16 Apr 2014
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Investigation of suicide: durkheim argued that social factors effected suicide, not individually isolated ones such as mental illness, inherited tendencies or unhappiness, he said that it depended on social facts. Suicide bombers feel excessive ties to their society. Egoistic suicide: suicide because of lack of social ties: altruistic suicide: suicide because of excessively strong ties. In a setting where change happens fast, people experience unpredictability and no limits which causes suicide: anomic suicide: suicide because of insufficient regulations. In a setting with a lot of rules (fascist/communist). Fatalistic suicide: suicide because of too many rules and too few options. Sociologists don"t say that behaviour is always caused by group experiences, but they do think that group behaviour is influenced to a certain extent by different circumstances. Sociologists would be the priests , guide societies through bad times and heal problems. Durkheim argued that society is based on consensus and cooperation.
