SOCY 122 Study Guide - Sui Generis, Social Order, Norns

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Mr.

Document Summary

Agents of socialization: individuals, groups and institutions that create the social context in which socialization takes place. Altruistic suicide: a suicide committed for the benefit of others or for the community. Reflects a courageous indifference to the loss of ones life. Anomie: person with a lack of social norms. Anomic suicide: suicide rooting from a lack of social direction. Collective representations: reflective of the history of a social group. They refer to not only symbols in the form of objects, but also to basic concepts that determine how an individual relates to the world he lives in. Concentric circles: we"re all within a greater group people around us socialize us. How we are capable of interacting with others. Conscience collective: he shared beliefs and moral attitudes, which operate as a unifying force within society. Division of labour: social order is maintained through solidarity (mechanical + organic) people are allocated accordingly.