Psychology 2115A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Auguste Comte, Queer Theory, Social Constructionism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2115A/B
• Professor: Karen Hussey

Document Summary

Sociological perspective on suicide: regarded as anti-social, focuses on individual state of mind rather than surrounding society, sociological perspective can be applied to the cause of suicide. Usually interested in events that caused individual to kill. Social solidarity: the degree to which group members share beliefs and values, the intensity and frequency of interactions. Social structure: relatively stable patterns of social relations: 3 levels of social structure. Micro structure: patterns of intimate social relations formed during face to face interactions. Macrostructures: overarching patterns of social relations that lie above your circle & intimate acquaintances. Global structures: patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level. Sociological imagination: the state of mind that lets people see a connection between personal troubles and social structures. Auguste comte: sought to understand the social world using scientific method of research: coined the term sociology . Theory: tentative explinations of some aspect of social life that state why/how certain facts are related.