PHL * K101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Group Cohesiveness, Totalitarianism
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Mapping durkheim onto fay and moon"s understanding of the inadequacies of social sciences. Ic- data shows catholics commit suicide less than protestants. E- why do catholics seem to be less likely to commit suicide than protestants?- Lower suicide rates to be expected amongst catholics. The way to attempt to demonstrate a quasi-causal connection- show broader. Question: why education levels are inversely proportional to support of totalitarian regularities that have some necessity to them parties. P1) law like statement for durkheim- social cohesion provides psychic support to people subject to stress and anxiety. Stress and anxiety psychological terms that need not be understood by the subjects themselves. This seems to be the problem with interpretativism. P2a) groups with greater social cohesion are groups with lower suicide rates. P3) catholics have greater social cohesion than protestants. E- lower suicide rates to be expected from catholics. Allow us to understand organizations beyond merely religious organizations.
