Question

your understanding of sociological theory and how social institutions affect individuals and their behaviors:

Music Preferences and the effect upon suicide

Answer 1

Sociological theory is defined...as a set of interrelated ideas that allow for the systematization of knowledge of the social world. This knowledge is then used to explain the social world and make predictions about the future of the social
world
an explanation about the how or why about some social phenomenon that extends beyond what is emperically known but for which there is an emperical basis
-emperical means that it has a wide range of applicaiton because research is done on samples but extneds beyond the sample.

Social theory refers to ideas, arguments, hypotheses, thought-experiments and explanatory speculations about how and why human societies—or elements or structures of such societies—come to be formed, change, and develop over time or disappear. Usually supported in research institutions as a core component of the discipline of sociology, social theory most commonly encompasses the range of explanatory concepts, analytical tools, and heuristic devices on which sociologists and social scientists draw in their efforts to interpret statistical or qualitative data about particular empirical social phenomena. Social theory in this relatively narrowly delimited sense is usually thought of as more or less synonymous with the term “sociological theory.” But many common understandings of the scope of the field also imply a wider range of reference than this. Social theory can name general sources of ideas about social phenomena relevant to other disciplines of the social sciences and humanities, such as anthropology, political science, economics, history, cultural and media studies, and gender studies.

Social Institutions are the establishment in a society that makes the society function. They work as the backbone of a society. Without the social institutions a society cannot achieve fulfilment in terms of economy, academy or relationships. When there are no rules and regulations in a society

Social institution is a system of behavioral and relationship patterns that are densely interwoven and enduring, and function  across an entire society . They order and structure the behavior of individuals by means of their normative character. ... Without social institutind modern societies could not exist.

Music is an essential part of young people's lives. A considerable amount of research has demonstrated a correlation between the music preferences and the effect upon suicidal ideations. Certain music genres favor suicidal process (ideation and acting out), for example, young people might fall back on heavy metal music out of resentment or rage, and then the style of music might further depress them. Therefore, there is a pressing need to examine whether preference for certain music genres associates with youth suicide. The purpose of this paper is to address the impact of music preferences on suicidal behavior of individuals, particularly, teenagers.

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