Emile Durkheim (April 15, 1858- November 15, 1917) was a French sociologist, social psychologist and philosopher. Durkheim’s influential study, Suicide (1897), was a study of suicide rates in different social populations including Catholics and Protestants. This study pioneered modern social research and served to distinguish social science from psychology and political philosophy.
Emile Durkheim was the first to use the term social integration .Durkheim wanted to understand why some people were more likely to commit suicide than others, and he found that when there was a lack of social integration (anomie) a person was more likely to commit suicide. Durkheim was the first to say that social factors were the causes of suicide and not individual personalities. He observed that the rate of suicide varied with time and place and he looked for links to factors other than emotional stress. He studied how much people felt …show more content…
He found that Catholics and Jews were more social integrated and had developed stronger connections to the community than Protestants. People who do not have close ties to others are more likely to commit suicide.
• Gender: Durkheim found that men were more likely to commit suicide than women. This is because men were significantly more independent and free than women at the time of this study and some men saw getting comfort and bonding with other individuals as a sign of weakness. This resulted in a feeling of social isolation and of being cut off from the community.
• Marital status: Durkheim found that single people were more likely to commit suicide than married people. Married people had strong connections to individuals (their spouse or children) and had many connections within their community. This refers back to the problem of social integration, or lack thereof, as single people were less connected to individuals and their
Emile Durkheim was the first to use the term social integration .Durkheim wanted to understand why some people were more likely to commit suicide than others, and he found that when there was a lack of social integration (anomie) a person was more likely to commit suicide. Durkheim was the first to say that social factors were the causes of suicide and not individual personalities. He observed that the rate of suicide varied with time and place and he looked for links to factors other than emotional stress. He studied how much people felt …show more content…
He found that Catholics and Jews were more social integrated and had developed stronger connections to the community than Protestants. People who do not have close ties to others are more likely to commit suicide.
• Gender: Durkheim found that men were more likely to commit suicide than women. This is because men were significantly more independent and free than women at the time of this study and some men saw getting comfort and bonding with other individuals as a sign of weakness. This resulted in a feeling of social isolation and of being cut off from the community.
• Marital status: Durkheim found that single people were more likely to commit suicide than married people. Married people had strong connections to individuals (their spouse or children) and had many connections within their community. This refers back to the problem of social integration, or lack thereof, as single people were less connected to individuals and their