SY103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Labour Power, Economic System, Bourgeoisie
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Period of enormous change, marked by key transitions: change from agriculture to industry-based economy, movement from rural to urban areas, governmental change from monarchies to democracies, decline in religious influence in public life. Coined the term sociology - the science of society. Observe and classify social behaviour to uncover social laws. Developed the concept of the social fact. Regularities and rules of everyday life that every community has. Social forces are broader than social facts, but the two terms are largely interchangeable. Human behaviour is not natural but learned. Social forces are important for influencing individual behaviour. Suicide (durkheim, 1897) was a landmark in the integration of social theory and empirical research. Social solidarity: where do shared morals and connections between individuals come from: pre-modern society - mechanical solidarity, modern society - organic solidarity, cult of the individual , sacred (flag?) Religion as a force in modern life (common sets of beliefs and makes individuals and societies stronger)
