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Lecture 1—
Introduction: Thinking Health
Sociologically
• Question 2:
– What is meant by "healthy" on you own
perception? Any criteria for you to think of it?
Lecture 2—
Durkheim & Suicide
Suicide
Rates
Majority 53 to 71 125
German The suicide rate does not increase in regular
proportion to the relative importance of the real or
German
Suicides supposed
at different ages (perGerman 9 to
million) 37
elements.
(the data of France 140
in Minority
1835-1844)Men Women Men Women If heredity constitutes
a definite mechanism,
< 16 2.2 1.2 51 to 60 217.9 74.8 capable of being
transmitted fully
organized, it should
16 to 20 56.5 31.7 61 to 70 274.2 83.7 become active during
the very first years.
21 to 30 130.5 44.5 71 to 80 317.3 91.8 But the opposite takes
place. Suicide is
extremely rare in
31 to 40 155.6 44.0 > 80 Prepared
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steadily from age to
Extra-Social Factors: Climate
Lay explanations:
Proportional share of each season in
the annual total of the suicides (1000) • heat increases the
Denmark Belgium France
of each country excitability of the nervous
system and the cerebral
Summer 312 301 306 functions
• over-excitement triggers
Spring 284 275 283 off violent act and increases
Autumn 227 229 210 the risk of insanity
No. of suicides at different months (the data of•France
more people commit
in 1866-1870)
Winter o
F 177
Suicides195 201oF suicide in summer
Suicides
Durkheim argues
Jan 36.12 68 Jul 66.12 100 that the highest
Feb 39.20 80 Aug 65.30 82 suicide rate in
Mar 43.52 86 Sep 60.26 74 summer is not
related to the
Apr 50.18 102 Oct 52.34 70
increase in
May 57.56 105 Nov 43.70 66 temperature but
Jun 62.96 107 Dec 38.66 61 due to relatively
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life.
Extra-Social Factors: Imitation
專家:張國榮自殺增尋死意欲 9 小時 6 跳樓 5 人死
社署高級臨牀心理學家陳耀基說,外國早有研究指出,一些知名度極高
的人士 ( 如紅歌星 ) 自殺具傳染性,影響的不僅是其擁躉或歌迷,更會
影響每個階層的市民,傳媒報道的篇幅、日數,均與感染程度有關。
《明報》 2003 年 4 月 3 日
戴妃喪生後多人輕生 張國榮死恐引自殺潮
香港大學自殺研究及預防中心總監葉兆輝擔心,歌手張國榮自殺,或會
刺激 20 至 40 歲人士仿效。葉兆輝指出,英國曾有研究發現,戴妃死後
頭一周,整體平均自殘的頻率,比預期高 44.3% ,其中女性最顯著,升
66.1% ;戴妃葬禮後 1 至 4 星期,自殺個案則比預期高 17.4% 。當中又
以女性較為顯著,升 33.7% 。
《明報》 2003 年 4 月 3 日
Social Integration
defective regulation excessive regulation
Anomi Fatalis
e Low Social High m
Regulation
Normative breakdown
The slaves
have no
alternative to
enslavement
under the
masters.
Lecture 3—
Parsons and the Sick Role
An
Asymmetrical
Relationship