SOCI 205 1st Edition Lecture 2Outline of Last Lecture I. What is SociologyII. The Social ImaginationIII. Thinking Like a SociologistIV. Critical DistanceOutline of Current Lecture I. Emile DurkheimII. What Causes Change in Solidarity?III. AnomieIV. SuicideCurrent LectureI. Emile Durkheima. Alive from 1858-1917b. Father of sociology (Conte was also called this) and father of functionalismc. Argued if one part of society wasn’t doing its part then everything was messed upd. Social solidarityi. Two Types:1. Mechanical Solidaritya. Homogenousb. No/little division of laborc. Considered most “primitive”2. Organic solidaritya. Heterogeneousb. High level of division of laborc. Considered most civilizedII. What Causes Change in Solidarity?a. Increase in Dynamic Densityi. Increase in sheer number of people in a society and interaction ii. Durkheim argued as dynamic density increased, competition for resources leads to specialization and thus organic solidarityb. Changes in Collective Consciencei. Ideas shared by member of group, tribe, or society 1. In mechanical societies it is rigid and associated with religion2. In organic societies, it is very flexible and not associated with religionc. The Role of Lawi. Repressive1. Associated with mechanical societies2. Law serves to severely punish offenders for the collective conscienceii. Restitutive1. Associated with organic societies2. Offenders are asked to comply with the law and repay those wronged III. Anomie a. Sense of not knowing what is expected of oneselfb. Only occurs in organic societies due to the weak collective conscienceIV. Suicidea. Egoistici. Occurs in societies with excessive individualism and low integrationb. Altruistici. Occurs in societies with high integrationii. Done to better societyc. Anomici. Occurs in organic societies due to weak collective conscienced. Fatalistici. Occurs when individuals live under extreme
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