SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Feminist Theory, Auguste Comte, Visible Minority

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Hilal Ozcetin

Document Summary

Peter berger (1963: sociological perspectives: seeing the general in the particular. Identify general behavior in particular individuals: society acts differently depending on the individual, adult vs. child, woman vs. men, etc. Emile durkheim (1858-1917: looked at suicide in france, found certain types of people more likely to commit suicide than others, unmarried, wealthy, protestant, males all more likely than women, married, poor, Jewish, catholic people: social integration: people with stronger ties, less likely to commit suicide while individualistic people had higher suicide rates. Outsider: not part of a dominant group. Global perspective: study of the larger world and our societies place in it. Global awareness: society affects individuals decisions, canada"s place in the larger world affects everyone in canada. Four reasons why we compare north america to other places in the world: Where we live shapes the lives we lead. Many social problems that we face in canada are far more serious elsewhere.