SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Class Consciousness, Welfare, Global Catastrophic Risk
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Appears to be an antisocial or/and non-social act. We are more focused on state of mind rather than the events that which causes the suicide. Psychological disorders occur w/i adult hood but suicide increases w/ age. Suicide rates vary with social solidarity ( social solidarity are groups or clicks) The higher the solidarity the lower the suicide rates (more things in common the more interaction) A soldier giving up his life to save a comrade. Egoistic suicide: poor integration of ppl. into society. Though durkheim made valid points, the times have changed where children and teens are more likely to commit suicide b/c social solidarity is lower. ( example reasons: unemployment, no religion, divorce rate etc) Social relations effect your thoughts and feelings, influences your actions & shapes who we are. Social structures are stable patterns of stable relations. Sociologist find and explain the connection b/w personal troubles & social structures.
