01:920:222 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Fact, Anomie, Individualism
27 Feb 2019
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Many sociological theories originated from the french sociologist, durkheim. Theories emerged during profound social change in france. Durkheim didn"t believe that crime could be solely explained by biology or psychology of individuals. Argued that society is not a concrete reflection of the individual"s characteristics; instead, society is a unique reality where laws are social facts that limit a person. Believed that division of labor forced people to live in a world that was characterized by forced division of labor . Caused people to be put into jobs that didn"t use their natural abilities. Thought that modernization weakened the collective conscience. Collective conscience - refers to the general sense of morality of the times or the shared beliefs and attitudes that unify a society. Anomie - the separation of social norms from the collective conscience. Collective conscience is unable to regulate human desires.
