SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Protestantism, The Philadelphia Negro, Protestant Work Ethic
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Sociology systematic study of human behavior in social context social cause differs from physical and emotional causes. Organization of the social world opens some opportunities and closes others. Constraining freedom and helping to make us what we are. Examination of these powerful social forces, sociology can help us to know ourselves, our capabilities and limitations. Sociological explanation of suicide sociology takes a unique, surprising, and enlightening perspective on social events suicide appears to be the supremely antisocial and nonsocial act. Rates of suicide and rates of psychological disorder: women slight more than men were in insane asylum but four men committed suicide for every woman who did. Jews had highest rate of psychological disorder among the major religious groups in france but lowest suicide rate: psychological disorder occurred most frequently when a person reached maturity but suicide rates increased steadily with age.
