suicide:emile durkheim
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Emile durkheim's suicide illustrates
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-empirical research -principle of whole>sum of its parts -personal troubles (suicide) explained in terms of social conditions; intergration and regulation
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suicide as social fact
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-each society showed constat RATE for long periods of time -Variation of suicide RATES by different societies
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Social explanation of suicide
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-Suicide rates highest when and in places where individuals lack social and moral regulation
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Intergration
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-Cohesion, bonding, belonging, attachment, affiliation -extent of social relations binding on a person or group to others such that they are exposed to the moral demands of the group
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Regulation
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-Normative or moral demands placed on the individuals that come with membership in a group
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Two types of solidarity
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-Mechanical -Organic
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Traditional Society
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simple structure likeness of parts homogeneous communalism
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Modern Society
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Complex structure differenes of parts heterogeneity indvidualism
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Four types of suicide
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-Egoistic -Altruistic -Anomic -Fatalistic
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Egoistic
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-Social conditions where the individual is inadequately integrated into the society: single vs married
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Altruistic
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-Social conditions where the individual is overly integrated into the society; Military vs. civilian population
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Anomic
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Social conditions brought about by a sudden social change (sudden prosperity, or economic decline) where this is a lack of adequate moral regulation
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Fatalistic
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Excessive regulation of persons whose futures are blocked and emotions are excessively constrained by oppressive discipline
