Durkheim's Life
Where was Durkheim born?
Epinal, France
What is Solidarity?
The way society holds itself together and how its members sees themselves as parts of a whole. The glue
What are Durkheim's two aspects of morality?
1. Morality is social fact
2. Morality is identified with society
Modern society is no longer held together by what?
Shared experiences and common beliefs.
What was Durkheim originally going to be career wise?
A rabbi
What are Durkheim's two types of solidarity?
Mechanical and Organic
What was Durkheim's greatest concern with morality?
The meaning and extent of freedom.
Modern society is held together by ______
People's differences.
15 years.
What are the four dimensions of collective conscience?
Content, Volume, Intensity, Rigidity
How could society lose it's moral force?
If the collective interest of society was nothing but the sum of self interests.
What is the task of advanced societies?
A work of justice.
Durkheim was not recognized for his impact on American Sociology until the publication of what?
Talcott Parson's, 'The Structure of Social Action'
What is the cause of the transition from mechanical to organic solidarity? Define it.
Dynamic Density: the number of people in a society and the amount of interaction that occurs among them.
The one thing that every human will always want is _________
More
"...our ideal is to make social relations always more _______"
Equitable
What did socialism represent to Durkheim?
A movement aimed at the moral regeneration of society through scientific morality.
What are the three abnormal forms that the division of labour takes in society?
1. the anomic division of labour
2. the forced division of labour
3. the poorly coordinated division of labour
According to Durkheim, what does the individual need in order to be free?
Morality and External Control
For to division of labour to function as a moral in modern society, what must be addressed?
Anomie, the forced division of labour, and the improper coordination of specialization.