SOC 2112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Frankfurt School, Ideal Speech Situation, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2112
• Professor: Joseph Sawan

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We can see that mental health problems can further be perceived as a social problem as they gain their existence through social interaction. The basic idea here is that social patterns and its structures are more than simply just the result of individual actions and motivations. Methodological holism, what is preceding it and not its current state. Solidarity: refers to shared values, norms and processes that tie individuals to a larger whole where they represent their own reality. From solidarity to anomie: social differentiation: i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)es a serious risk of deregulati(cid:374)g so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s (cid:374)or(cid:373) stru(cid:272)ture (cid:271)(cid:455) detaching individual behavior from the collective consciousness. This rapid modernization has led to the rapid decline of collective consciousness. Axel honneth: sociology as a theory of recognition: he is the third generation of frankfurt school, the basis of the critique is based on the progressive theoretical thinking rather than turning to the idealistic speculation.