SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Revolution, Social Forces, Auguste Comte

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Ann Travers

Document Summary

Sociology: systematic study of human behaviour in social context. Suicide- likely to focus on specific individual"s life than on society. Social solidarity- ties in society that binds people to one another: the more a group"s member share beliefs, values, and interact each other more= more social solidarity; more social solidarity = lesser suicide. Men are x4 likely to commit suicide than women. Solidarity lower than before (more single parents, unemployment, lesser going to church; less involved with society) Social structures- relatively stable patterns of social relations. Patterns of intimate social relation (one on one) Patterns of social relation that lies outside and above circle of intimates and acquaintances. More general view; class relation and patriarchy (traditional system of economic and political inequality between men/women: global structures. International organizations, patterns of worldwide travel and communication, economic relations between countries (charities for third world countries) Sociological imagination- ability to see connection between personal troubles and social structures.