Sociology 2240E Lecture 5: Durkheim Continued

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2240E
• Professor: Charles Levine

Document Summary

Social order & social change: durkheim conceptualizes social change as evolutionary (not developmental)--- but he cant talk bout social change w/out talking about social solidarity. Me(cid:272)ha(cid:374)i(cid:272)al solidarit(cid:455): (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) itself (cid:449)ith i(cid:374)(cid:272)reasi(cid:374)g populatio(cid:374) & i(cid:374)(cid:272)reasi(cid:374)g population density---creates pressure on resources --- solution to scarcity: division of labor (social change causes dol to become more complex) **mechanical solidarity on handout ---strong collective consciousness. We like to be with similar others & what makes us similar is that we share common beliefs/values--- strong collective identity/conscious. Increasingly complex division of labor creates solidarity--- our functions are interconnected (organic solidarity) *more on handout--- also makes us become individuals/focus on individuality, but weak collective consciousness. Whe(cid:374) (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)t tell differe(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)dra(cid:449)(cid:374)(cid:863) & (cid:862)for(cid:272)ed(cid:863), there is so(cid:272)ial solidarit(cid:455) (going to class) --- (cid:862)i(cid:374)tegratio(cid:374) & regulatio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:862)cult of the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:863)--- but if this gets out of control then anomie occurs (all about (cid:862)(cid:373)e(cid:863)(cid:895) A (cid:373)e(cid:272)ha(cid:374)i(cid:272)al s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t ha(cid:374)dle spe(cid:272)ializatio(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454) d of l(cid:895)