SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Social Forces, Conflict Theories, C. Wright Mills
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2, show that from its origins, sociological research has been motivated by a desire to improve the social world. > thus, sociology is not just a dry, academic exercise but a means of charting course for society. 3, sociology can help you come to grips with your century, just as it helped the founders of sociology deal with theirs. * suicide appear to be the supremely antisocial and nonsocial act. > it is condemned by nearly everyone in society. * in recent years, there have been about 13 suicides annually for every 100000 people in. > what usually interests us are the aspects of specific individuals lives that caused them to become depressed or angry enough to do something awful. * emile durkheim demonstrated that suicide is more than just an individual act of desperation resulting from psychological disorder. > suicide rates are strongly influenced by social forces.
