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What is the key concept Emile Durkheim proposed in relation to sociology?
What is the key concept Emile Durkheim proposed in relation to sociology?
- Social facts (correct)
- Interpersonal relationships
- External social constructs
- Social interaction
What is a fundamental characteristic of social facts?
What is a fundamental characteristic of social facts?
- They require recognition from others (correct)
- They are indifferent to social interactions
- They are created through individual actions
- They exist independently of society
How are social facts different from natural facts?
How are social facts different from natural facts?
- Social facts are created by individuals, natural facts exist independently (correct)
- Social facts care about our practices, natural facts are indifferent
- Natural facts require social interactions, social facts do not
- Natural facts are built through shared practices, social facts exist independently
In the context of social facts, what is necessary for them to continue to exist?
In the context of social facts, what is necessary for them to continue to exist?
How does the text describe the relationship between different societies and social facts?
How does the text describe the relationship between different societies and social facts?
According to Durkheim, what does it mean that society is sui generis?
According to Durkheim, what does it mean that society is sui generis?
Why did Durkheim choose to study suicide as a social fact?
Why did Durkheim choose to study suicide as a social fact?
How does Durkheim define social integration and social regulation?
How does Durkheim define social integration and social regulation?
How did Durkheim find that Protestants and Catholics differ in relation to suicide?
How did Durkheim find that Protestants and Catholics differ in relation to suicide?
What was one of Durkheim's key arguments about suicide rates within and across European societies?
What was one of Durkheim's key arguments about suicide rates within and across European societies?
What did Barkan et al. find regarding the connection between religion and suicide rates in the Western US?
What did Barkan et al. find regarding the connection between religion and suicide rates in the Western US?
How does residential stability relate to suicide rates according to the text?
How does residential stability relate to suicide rates according to the text?
Why does the text suggest that religion might be a less prevalent predictor of suicide in contemporary times?
Why does the text suggest that religion might be a less prevalent predictor of suicide in contemporary times?
According to Durkheim, what remains valid from his argument about social and cultural processes' influence on mental and physical health?
According to Durkheim, what remains valid from his argument about social and cultural processes' influence on mental and physical health?
Why is residential stability considered important in predicting suicide rates, as discussed in the text?
Why is residential stability considered important in predicting suicide rates, as discussed in the text?
What does C. Wright Mills mean by 'thinking themselves away'?
What does C. Wright Mills mean by 'thinking themselves away'?
What is the main purpose of the sociological imagination?
What is the main purpose of the sociological imagination?
How does C. Wright Mills describe the average person's worldview according to the text?
How does C. Wright Mills describe the average person's worldview according to the text?
What does the sociological imagination allow individuals to grasp, as mentioned in the text?
What does the sociological imagination allow individuals to grasp, as mentioned in the text?
In the context of social constructions, what characterizes something as a social construction?
In the context of social constructions, what characterizes something as a social construction?
