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1
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What is our behaviour caused by in Durkheim’s view?

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Social facts - forces found in the structure of society.

2
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What are the three features of social facts that Lukes identifies?

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External to individuals.
Constrain individuals.
Greater than individuals.

3
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How does Durkheim see the suicide rate?

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As a social fact.

4
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What are the four regular patterns Durkheim noted when studying suicide rates for various European countries?

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  1. Suicide rates remained constant.
  2. When rates changes, these corresponded with other changes.
  3. Different societies have different suicide rates.
  4. Rates varied within societies between different social groups.
5
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How many types of suicide did Durkheim identify?

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Four.

6
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What are the two social facts that determine the suicide rate?

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Social integration and moral regulation.

7
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What is egoistic suicide caused by?

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Too little social integration.

8
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What is altruistic suicide caused by?

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Too much social integration.

9
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What is anomic suicide caused by?

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Too little moral regulation.

10
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What is fatalistic suicide caused by?

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Too much moral regulation.

11
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How do different societies differ in their levels of integration and regulation?

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Modern industrial societies have lower levels of integration, and traditional pre-industrial societies have high regulation.

12
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What did Halbwachs suggest?

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Differences between urban and rural residences were the main reason for differing suicide rates.

13
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What did Sainsbury suggest?

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Suicide rates in London boroughs were highest where social disorganisation were highest.

14
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What do Gibbs and Martin argue?

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Durkheim does not operationalise his concept of integration. They operationalise integration by suggesting the term of status integration where educational achievements and job level match.

15
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How else is Durkheim’s suicide theory criticised?

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Statistics used were incomplete and unreliable.