1. Allocate each of the following cases of suicide to one of the four types identified in Durkheim’s typology of suicide: a) A rural migrant who is bewildered by city life b) A servant who kills himself on the death of his master c) A bravery stunt with a gun that works too well d) A prisoner facing a life sentence in a tough labour camp e) A person’s attempt … [Read more...]
Meanings of Suicide
Read through the brief descriptions of cases of suicide below: Score each of the cases on a scale from 1 (least) to 5 (most), in terms of how much sympathy you feel for the person. Is there a consensus among members of the class? Use the different types or meanings of suicide identified by Durkheim, Douglas and Taylor to classify these five cases. Do any of the cases fit more than … [Read more...]
Suicide Risk to Service Personnel
Read the item below about suicides among young British servicemen returning from Iraq. Discuss how you could use the ideas of Durkheim and Taylor to explain these cases. Suicide risk to young British servicemen Young British servicemen who leave the Armed Forces are two or three times more likely to kill themselves than members of the general population, a unique research study has … [Read more...]
Suicide : Answers to QuickCheck Questions
Because he wanted to show that even an act as personal as suicide could nonetheless have social patterns and social causes. In doing so, he would be able to demonstrate the need for sociology as a separate scientific discipline to explain such patterns and causes. They are external to the individual; they shape individual behaviour; they are greater than individuals. Anomic … [Read more...]
Crime Prevention and Crime Reduction
PART A Crime prevention measures Have you or your family taken any crime prevention measures or precautions in the last year? For example, are you careful in the way you use your mobile phone? Have you been reluctant to go out at night alone? Do you ever carry any pepper spray/ whistle/ alarm? Is your home alarmed? Do you have locks on windows and security lights? If you drive, have you … [Read more...]
Devising an Anti-Burglary Strategy
A survey of 76 known adult burglars in Rochdale, published by the Home Office Crime Prevention Unit in 1988, found that: Using the information above, you are asked to make recommendations to the local Neighbourhood Watch group about ‘target-hardening’ measures to prevent burglary in your area. What recommendations would you make? As a group, put together a plan of … [Read more...]
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