Sociology As A Life Or Death Issue By Robert J. Brym

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In the text “Sociology as a Life or Death Issue”, University of Toronto sociology professor Robert J. Brym, explains death in the means of how sociology presents it. Brym presents three different situations in which sociology explains the reasoning for death, including homicide, suicide, and fatality from natural disaster. Throughout the book, Brym shows how death is present in any certain aspect of life and he does it in a presentable and applicable way. The first chapter in this book previews the basic foundation for the three different situations that the author presents within the book. He explains that the first thing that humans do when it comes to death is deny the fact that we will die whether it be for religious advantages, for example Heaven, or to be young until death, for example by getting plastic surgery (Brym 2008). The author also expresses that by denying death, people are setting up a life of worrying about dying, rather than actually living life to the fullest (2008). Brym also gives us our first glimpse into how sociology corresponds with death, by explaining Émile Durkheim’s study over suicide and how suicidal people are dividing into categories based on how they …show more content…

He includes things like occupations that people are able to go into with a sociology degree, in addition to salary and even how sociologists work (2008). This shows that he thinks sociology is important and is trying to get others into the field. This is because he knows that if we have read this book, then we are probably somewhat interested in sociology, therefore he is trying to get us more involved and more knowledgeable. In my opinion, I think that is a good idea, because obviously we have read the book, so why would we stop at the ending chapter. This could possibly make others more interested in the field, which could spark their

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