SY101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Altruistic Suicide, Symbolic Interactionism, Sociological Perspectives
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Sociology: the study of human behaviour in a social context term coined by auguste. Often, there is a tension between wanting sociological research to be motivated by scientific methods of research and the sociologist"s vision of an ideal society. Provides an unique and enlightening perspective on social events that differs from common sense understanding. Can be used to analyze how people commonly understand the world. The course theme will be sociological perspectives vs common sense perspectives of the social world". 4 main theoretical traditions in sociology: functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, feminism. Durkheim did not agree that suicide was a selfish or individual act. He believed that since suicide has many social causes and circumstances, it is not completely individual. Suicide often results from being socially isolated, impoverished, or from being a soldier. In france in the 1890s, suicide rates were higher amongst unmarried men, christians, and seniors.
