Introduction To Sociologoy
Chapter 1 Textbook Notes
Emile Durkheim- suicide is more than just an individual act of desperation that results from a psychological disorder. Social forms strong influence suicide rates.
Types of Suicide
When social solidarity is low
Anomic suicide – when vague norms govern behavior
Egoistic suicide – weak social ties to others
When social solidarity is high
Altruistic suicide
Social Structures- relatively stable patterns of social relations
Social Solidarity- The degree to which group members share beliefs and the more frequently and intensely they interact
3 Levels of social structure that surround and permeate us:
1. Microstructures are the patterns or relatively intimate social relations formed during face-to-face interaction. Families, friendship circles, and work associations are all examples of microstructures.
2. Macrostructures are overarching patterns of social relations that lie outside and above your circle of intimates and acquaintances. Classes, bureaucracies, and power systems, such as patriarchy.
Patriarchy is the traditional system of economic and political inequality between men and woman.
3. Global Structures are patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level. They include international organizations, patterns of worldwide travel and communication, and the economic relations between countries.
Social imagination is the quality of mind that enables a person to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures.
The sociological imagination was born when three modern revolutions pushed people to think about society in an entirely new way. The rise of sociology was stimulated by these:
1. The Scientific Revolution began about 1550. It encouraged the view that sound conclusions about the workings of society must be based on solid evidence, not just speculation.
Chapter 1 Textbook Notes
2. The Democratic Revolution began about 1750. It suggested that people are
Emile Durkheim- suicide is more than just an individual act of desperation that results from a psychological disorder. Social forms strong influence suicide rates.
Types of Suicide
When social solidarity is low
Anomic suicide – when vague norms govern behavior
Egoistic suicide – weak social ties to others
When social solidarity is high
Altruistic suicide
Social Structures- relatively stable patterns of social relations
Social Solidarity- The degree to which group members share beliefs and the more frequently and intensely they interact
3 Levels of social structure that surround and permeate us:
1. Microstructures are the patterns or relatively intimate social relations formed during face-to-face interaction. Families, friendship circles, and work associations are all examples of microstructures.
2. Macrostructures are overarching patterns of social relations that lie outside and above your circle of intimates and acquaintances. Classes, bureaucracies, and power systems, such as patriarchy.
Patriarchy is the traditional system of economic and political inequality between men and woman.
3. Global Structures are patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level. They include international organizations, patterns of worldwide travel and communication, and the economic relations between countries.
Social imagination is the quality of mind that enables a person to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures.
The sociological imagination was born when three modern revolutions pushed people to think about society in an entirely new way. The rise of sociology was stimulated by these:
1. The Scientific Revolution began about 1550. It encouraged the view that sound conclusions about the workings of society must be based on solid evidence, not just speculation.
Chapter 1 Textbook Notes
2. The Democratic Revolution began about 1750. It suggested that people are