SOC231H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Verstehen, Agnosticism, Protestantism
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When i say be prepared to explain" etc. In the concept of anomie, durkheim best manifested his concern with the problems of a weakened morality (hilbert, 1986). Division of labour in society that functional differentiation (also known as specialization) is social, not just economic: 2 ideal types of society, more primitive: mechanical society. Occupy general positions in which they perform wide variety of tasks and handle variety of responsibilites: more modern: organic society. Mechanical: unified because all are generalists; here solidarity is average because no individualism present. Organic: held by differences amongst people, by different tasks and responsibilities resulting in one to be dependent while being independent of another. Modern society is thus held together by the specialization of people and their need for the services of many others. Observable regulation in behvaiour of members of society, such as norms and institutions.
