SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Constructionism, Social Darwinism, Queer Theory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Patrick Parnaby

Document Summary

Social solidarity: the degree to which group members share beliefs and values, and the intensity and frequency of their interactions. The higher social solidarity the lower suicide rates and the lower social solidarity the higher suicide rates. Suicide varies with the degree of integration of the social groups of which the individual forms a part. Social structures: relatively stable patterns of social relations. Microstructures: patterns of intimate social relations formed during face-to-face interactions. Such as; families, friendship circles and work associations. Macrostructures: patterns of social relations that lie outside and above your circle of intimates and acquaintances. Such as; class relations, bureaucracies, and power systems. Patriarchy: traditional system of economic and political inequality between men and women. Global structures: patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level. Such as; international organizations, patterns of worldwide travel and communication and economic relations between countries.