SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Social Forces, Social Constructionism, Intensify
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Systematic study of human behavior in social context. Examines connections between social events and social relations. The analysis showed connections between suicide rates and social relations. Suicide rates are strongly influenced by social forces* Likely to commit suicide (men, christians, un-married, seniors) Unlikely to commit suicide (women, jews, married, middle-aged) Social solidarity: the degree to which group members share beliefs, values and intensify frequency of interaction. As level of social solidarity increases, suicide rates decline. However beyond a certain point, rate begins to rise again* Social structures: microstructures: patterns of social relations formed during face- to-face interaction (e. g. family, friendship, work association) Macrostructures: patterns of social relations formed outside one"s circle of intimates and acquaintances (e. g. class relations, bureaucratic organizations, power systems) Global structures: patterns of social relations outside and above national level (e. g. united nations, european union, Scientific revolution: encouraged evidence-based conclusions about society.
