Intro to sociology – Brym Study Questions with Answers

Intro to sociology – Brym Study Questions with Answers sociology - correct answersthe study of society, and in particular a certain way we study society. the study of the social activity of the group 3 dominant ways to talk about patterns? and what other factors could be included? - correct answers- gender, -class, -race.. other factors:age, religion, sexual orientation deviant case - correct answerswhen a social scientist studies the activities of one, its because their actions so fundamentally stand outside of the larger group who was Durkheim? - correct answersknown for a famous study on suicide what year did Durkheim do his study - correct answers1897 what four variables did Durkheim use to study suicide - correct answers-marital status -gender -age -religion what groups did Durkheim say had high rates of suicide - correct answersunmarried, Christian, elderly, men what groups did Durkheim say had low rates of suicide - correct answersmarried, women, Jews, young social solidarity - correct answerscohesive (strong social ties/bonds, they interact intensely as a group) shared values/beliefs (allow the, to be united) what was durkheims methodology - correct answerscollected data (macro) looked at published stats on suicide in four or five countries in europe what were the key concepts for Durkheims explanation - correct answerssocial solidarity cohesive