SOC 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Émile Durkheim, Division Of Labour, Feudalism
20 Apr 2016
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Going from the empirical ground (describing what is happening in peoples" lives) Theorist often employ a lot of metaphors. Rise of nation - the idea of belonging to a imaginary community. Feudalism was going down; rise of middle class wealth. A radical shift in modes of production. Social changes, technological changes, etc: people were moving in to cities urbanization. The downside to the rise of urbanization in the big city were dirt and crime rates. Rise of liberalism rights of man declining rise of church. People were socializing more with strangers very overwhelming. Follower of comte; was a positivist believed in science. Came up with a great metaphor to society: modern society: organic. Specialization; labour (ie: civil engineer, specializing in ___) Dynamic density a lot of interactions with strangers. Can be functional, because everyone has a specific job and we"re very dependent upon one another: mechanical solidarity. Present in traditional societies - small towns.
