SOC100 Lecture : Sept 10 SOC 100.pdf
20 Sep 2014
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Durkheim carefully examined the available census data on rates of suicide among various social groups, examining the data on social background of suicide victims, ex; demographic info including age, religion, class, job, work, history, income, wealth, gender etc. He presumed that if suicide is purely an act of individual desperation one would not expect to find an changes in the rates from year to year or society to society. Children no children. Durkheim thought there were two major functions of society: When ties to one community are too weak. Durkheim carefully examined the available census data on rates of suicide among various social groups, examining the data on social background of suicide victims, ex; demographic info including age, religion, class, job, work, history, income, wealth, He presumed that if suicide is purely an act of individual desperation one would not expect to find an changes in the rates.
