PHIL-201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mechanical And Organic Solidarity, Matriarchy, Heteronormativity
25 Sep 2017
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We are unable to stay out of perspective in order to explain events thus all hold some level of perspective. The perspective we take will aid in defining a social problem/condition/situation. What is included in problem changes by perspective in turn, does this x require collective solutions (ex addiction varies as personal vs public problem depending on perspective: functionalism: a macro perspective, interested in society as a whole. Attempts to analyze how society continues and sustains itself (emphasis on consensus and continuation). Emerged out of the french and american revolution. Organically solidary : in modern society we have a relationship of interdependence between people and groups. Highly specialized groups and skills, no individual can meet all their needs/wants themselves. In contrast nonmodern societies characterized by mechanical solidarity: people exist as a group collectively, for social life"s sake, but the remain independent (non interdependent: conflict perspective: see society structure as fundamentally rooted in conflict.
