SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Participant Observation, Homicide

• School: UTM
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H5
• Professor: Gregory Bird

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The sociological explanation of suicide: mile durkheim -> suicide is more than just a individual act of despera- tion, resulted from a psychological disorder , strongly influenced by so- Darity groups: married couples, women, christians are less likely to commit suicide. Altruistic suicide: occurs when norms tightly govern behavior, example, soldiers who knowingly give up their lives. Anomic and egoistic suicide low solitary settings: poor integration of people into society due to weak social ties (egoistic, when vague norms govern behavior , in society in lack of shared code morality (anomic) Suicide in canada today shared moral principles and strong social ties have eroded since the early. 1960s inattendence at religious institutions, unemployment and divorce rates have increased level of social solitary is lower than it was before, less firm roots in society, less likely to share moral codes. Microstructures: patterns of intimate social relation formed face to face interaction family, friends.