Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes -Eugenics, Hypersexuality, Varg Vikernes
28 Apr 2014
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Social facts: points to group level explanations of behaviour. Social or group level explanations of behaviour eg ethinicity, gender, residence, marital status. Social positions plays role in behaviour and attitude of different social groups. Durkheim on suicide should not focus on isolated individual explanations (eg depression, inherited tendencies) Men have higher suicide rate than women. Highest among men, protestants, old and single because of their social isolation. Altruistic: excessively strong social ties (eg suicide bombers) Anomic: found in societies marked by insufficient regulations, a condition which might arise in times of extensive or rapid social change. Individuals experience feelings of unpredictability or being without limits. Fatalistic: occurs in societies having too many rules and too few options. Agentic shift: when we as individuals forsake or try to give up our responsibility onto someone else or something else. Durkheim: believed society is based on consensus and cooperation.
