SOC101Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Shirin Ebadi, Symbolic Interactionism, Altruistic Suicide
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Sociology: systematic study of human behaviour in social context; idea that our relations with other people create opportunities for us to think and act but also set limits on our thoughts and action. It is also an elastic discipline that shares some elements in common with other fields of study. ), epistemology (how do we know what we know?) Hobbes: government"s appropriate role lies in preserving piece. Montesquieu: comparative methodology; appreciation for cultural diversity. Rousseau: social contract and belief in individual autonomy. Emile durkheim: showed that suicide rates are influenced by social forces; examined association between rates of suicide and rates of psychological disorder but discovered that it varied and supported idea of social solidarity. Suicide: regarded as an antisocial and non-social act and there are hidden social causes. Types of suicide: altruistic: when norms tightly govern behaviour; individual actions are often in the group"s interest (altruism: devotion to the interests of others).
