ANP 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Sociological Imagination, Auguste Comte, Anomie
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The sociological imagination ability to see our private experiences, personal difficulties, and achievements as a reflection of the structural arrangements of society and the times in which we live. August comte, herbert spencer, rober merton, emile durkheim. 2 major studies: "suicide" and "the elementary forms of religious life" ---showed that suicides were related to social factors (marital status, religious affiliation (or lack thereof), and employment) Suggested it was powerful source of social solidarity because it reinforced collective bonds and shared moral values. Anomie-a sense of disconnection brought about by the changing conditions of modern life. (the more firmly anchored a person was to family, religion, and workplace, the less anomie he/she was likely to experience) Social solidarity-the tendency of people to maintain social relationships. Holy guacamole that is a lot of info. Society conceived as stable and ordered, made up of interrelated parts, or.
