SOCB43H3 Lecture 6: SOC B43 Lecture 6.docx
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He does not use function in a vague n general way. He is talking about a very specific way. The function that your digestive or respiratory system ser to maintain the integrity of the organism. Durkheim says it is not civilization, like intellectual and material aspect of society. A society with a dol has a lot of civilization in it, so it does lead to all those things, but durkheim argues that societies that have more civilization have the most crime and suicides in them . As societies become more productive, wealthy and scientifically advanced, the more people kill people, and themselves and commit crimes. Civilization seems not to be distributed equally among all members of society. Unless we can find a deeper moral purpose to create wealth, we have no idea why anyone would want to specialize in terms of moral health. He thought the true function was t o create social cohesion among society.
