Sociology 1021E Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Sociology, Symbolic Interactionism, Max Weber
12 Oct 2018
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Sociology 1021E
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Fall 2018
Week #1
THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Definition of Sociology: the study of human society and how you interact with the different organizations
of it. If ou ko hat is surroudig ou the ou ko ho ou are. “tud to uderstad huas o
a micro and macro level.
> The systematic study of human behavior in social context.
SUICIDE
• A social phenomenon
• Suicide is often regarded as a supremely anti and non-social act
• Focus is on individual states of mind rather than on the state of society
• Sociological perspective can be applied to the causes of suicide
> Psychology views suicide as a symptom of mental health. Sociology views suicide in terms of research.
> Reasons for suicide: mental health issues, financial stress, feelings of being an outsider
> Durkheim connected suicide to social solidarity – social ties
1. Suicide is condemned
2. Suicide is committed privately
3. 11.3% of every 100,000 people commit suicide (Not rare in Canada)
SUICIDE RATES
More connected thinking in countries with low suicide rates. More thinking on how to help community
over killing themselves.
96’s lo suiide rates. Preset da rates hae douled. Ueploet rates hae douled.
The ore ou’re tied to a religio the ore a plae ou hae.
There’s a orrelatio etee high suiide rates ad high diore rates.
SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLAINATION OF SUICIDE
Emile Durkheim: At the end of the 19th century, demonstrated suicide rates were strongly influenced by
social forces.
• Examined association between rates of suicide and rates of psychological disorder for different
groups.
• Found suicide rates and rates of psychological disorder did not vary directly, and often appeared
to vary inversely.
• His research did not show high to high
DURKHEIM’S CONTRIBUTION
• Durkheim argued suicide rates varied as a result of differences in the degree of social solidarity in
different categories of the population.
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Week #1
Social Solidarity: refers to the degree to which group members share beliefs and values and the intensity
and frequency of their interaction.
1. People that commit suicide, comparing male and female, four times the amount of men.
2. Among Jews in religion had lowest rate of psychological disorder but highest rate of suicide
3. Rates jump at adulthood but continuing rising wage
Ma Weer predited e’d eoe slaes to ureaura ad to the rules and regulations. We have to
work for money and have money for enjoyment.
SUICIDE IN CANADA TODAY
“uiide aog outh has ireased sustatiall sie the 96’s.
“hared oral priiples ad strog soial ties hae eroded sie the earl 96’s:
• Religious participation has decreased among youth
• Unemployment is up, especially for youth
• Children may experience less adult supervision and less frequent and less intimate social
iteratio ith their parets We are fish, fail/parets are ater
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONISM
You hae log ee aare ou eist i soiet ad ho ou see soiet eists i ou.
Structuralist: I am society, each part has a purpose resulting in equilibrium. If everything work fine then I
work fine. If one part is affected, it affects the whole system.
• Structuralists view society as a working machine.
YOUTH SUICIDE IN CANADA
The level of social solidarity is now lower than it was just a few decades ago. Youth are less firmly rooted
in society, and less likely to share moral standards.
FROM PERSONAL TROUBLES TO SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Oe of the soiologist’s ai tasks is to idetif ad eplai the oetio etee people’s persoal
troubles and the social structures in which people are embedded.
Social Structures: relatively stable patterns of social relations.
Three Levels of Social Structure:
1. Microstructures: patterns of intimate social relations formed during face-to-face interaction
2. Marostrutures: patters of soial relatios outside ad aoe oe’s irle of itiates and
acquaintances.
3. Global structures: patterns of social relations outside and above the national level.
If you can see the link between your personal troubles and exterior social issues, then you are seeing
from a sociologist's perspective.
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Document Summary
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