Sociology and Human Behaviour

HM321
Sociology Not common sense or
Stereotypes
Dr. Cedric Aimal Edwin

Grading
What is the Standard?
Prerequisites

Assignments: 20%
Quizzes:
10%
Mid-term: 30%
Final:
40%
Total:
100%

What is Sociology?
1. What is sociology?
Weird field
American Individualism Vs The Power of the Social

Emile Durkheim: Suicide

Emile Durkheim: Suicide

2. Emile Durkheim's Suicide
A: Egoistic Suicide
- No goals outside the self = meaningless
B: Anomic Suicide
- Loss of limits, regulations = frustration
C: Norms
- Moral rules, standards for behaviour in a
society of group

Plagiarism and the University as an

Institution
What is plagiarism?
Why is it wrong?
What will happen?