SOC100 Lecture Notes - Anomie, Homeostasis
20 Sep 2014
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Comte founding father-dont necessarily agree, ethno centric racist ideas underpin his thoughts. Why do we make sacrifices? saw sociologists as drs who could diagnose society"s ills. Mechanical solidarity small primitive societies low differentiation of functions (everyone is jack of all trades) solidarity achieved through similarity everyone knows everyone no one person is crucial to running this society: organic solidarity. Large, complex societies high degree of differentiation, specialization solidarity though mutual dependence of functions a perfect balance of functions homeostasis much greater anonymity difference in consciousnesses(coming from incredibly. Large, complex societies high degree of differentiation, specialization solidarity though mutual dependence of functions a perfect balance of functions homeostasis much greater anonymity difference in consciousnesses(coming from incredibly different places, consciousness developed in very unique specific ways, cannot relate) As a society grows, the compassion and incentive for specialization grows not because of recognition of sameness, but because of need of skill.
