SOC388H1 Lecture : lec2 THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIET
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Outline individual society relationship functionalism emile durkheim: 1858-1917: organismic metaphor, society: see society as a body and needs every organs in order for it to function. High collective consciousness exist in countries with more similar people, countries that is more collective which don"t encourage individualism and independence. More division of labor, the less collective consciousness when we develop less similar function: social fact, solidarity: social integration, the more different we are, more individual consciousness we have. Everyone directly link to society, few division of labor, everyone do the same, think alike, people link to society directly thru collective consciousness organic solidarity. When we have negative judgement of something, we see it as crime. Elementary religion (1912: natural order, supernatural order, social order: determine other kinds order, totenism: basic form of religion totem: a religious object represent both god of society help maintain the order.
