SOCY 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Seppuku, Manifest And Latent Functions And Dysfunctions, Social Fact
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Emile durkheim: the division of labor in society. Society- most used word: composition of ideas, beliefs and sentiments of all sorts which realize themselves through individuals . Division of labor contributes to the cohesion of society. Sociological methodologist: social fact: social phenomenon with observed regularities that could be systematically studied. Anomic- no regulations, norms aren"t strong enough. Law: visible symbol of changing society: functionalism: one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology- begins with. How social order is possible or how society remains relatively stable. Interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society (parts=institutions) Emphasis on consensus, focus on social stability. Manifest and latent functions of societal functions. Critique: presumes naturalness to the order of society. Study of social facts study of the division of labor: attempting to show how the increase of specialization (division of labor) is a social fact that can be explained with a functional perspective.
