In the first semester of Introduction to Sociology three main contributors/theorists have been discussed. Those three contributors/theorists include Carl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. Without these three men we would not have the sociological theories that we have today. Emile Durkheim was born in France on April 15, 1858. Durkheim believed that science is one of the greatest inventions of the human mind. One of main goals in his studies was to get sociology to be recognized as a science of its own. Until Durkheim, sociology was viewed as a science that was a part of history and economics. He explains that sociology does not fit into either category using the comparative method. He states that while history is an important part of sociology,
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He figured that society of labor had a sense of social integration, which is a sense of togetherness of people in the same society. He quickly realized that this was only the case in societies which had what he referred to as mechanical solidarity. This means that people who work at the same jobs doing the same thing have a sense of social integration through their jobs. For example, many people in farming communities have a sense of social integration because they all work towards one goal which is growing crops. Communities which have mechanical solidarity also share the same values and beliefs. They tolerate little diversity which helps create the unity. Durkheim found that mechanical solidarity was big in smaller communities. As he studied larger communities he found a greater division of labor. In large cities he found that people still have a sense of togetherness, but they are not as close knit as people in a mechanical society. He decided to study a little father and decide what caused this division of labor to rise so quickly. He came up with the conclusion that there were two major contributions. Those two contributions were trying to maintain social integration and the search for what creates the need for division into parts. Larger societies function in what he …show more content…
One of Durkheim’s major goals was to get sociology to be considered as its own science. Although he accomplished that goal in 1858, he did not stop there. Throughout the many years he studied he developed many theories that are still very much used today. He developed the theory that a persons’ involvement in society tends to have different affects on people. People who are more isolated in society tend to have more suicidal thoughts than people who are more involved in a society. He also studied the division of labor and stated that depending on how a community creates its source of income, depends on they type of society it is. In a mechanical society, people have a sense of togetherness based on the fact that they work together doing the same thing to create a source of income. They also tend to have the same morals and values. In an organic society people have a sense of togetherness but it is different because they tend to rely on each other to complete a job instead of working individually doing the same thing. Durkheim also developed the theory that there is no common ground in religion. Along with all of the other studies that Durkheim conducted, he also conducted a couple of studies on the family. With his first study he felt that his conclusions were not accurate enough, so he conducted another one. With his last study, his findings were not recorded.
He figured that society of labor had a sense of social integration, which is a sense of togetherness of people in the same society. He quickly realized that this was only the case in societies which had what he referred to as mechanical solidarity. This means that people who work at the same jobs doing the same thing have a sense of social integration through their jobs. For example, many people in farming communities have a sense of social integration because they all work towards one goal which is growing crops. Communities which have mechanical solidarity also share the same values and beliefs. They tolerate little diversity which helps create the unity. Durkheim found that mechanical solidarity was big in smaller communities. As he studied larger communities he found a greater division of labor. In large cities he found that people still have a sense of togetherness, but they are not as close knit as people in a mechanical society. He decided to study a little father and decide what caused this division of labor to rise so quickly. He came up with the conclusion that there were two major contributions. Those two contributions were trying to maintain social integration and the search for what creates the need for division into parts. Larger societies function in what he …show more content…
One of Durkheim’s major goals was to get sociology to be considered as its own science. Although he accomplished that goal in 1858, he did not stop there. Throughout the many years he studied he developed many theories that are still very much used today. He developed the theory that a persons’ involvement in society tends to have different affects on people. People who are more isolated in society tend to have more suicidal thoughts than people who are more involved in a society. He also studied the division of labor and stated that depending on how a community creates its source of income, depends on they type of society it is. In a mechanical society, people have a sense of togetherness based on the fact that they work together doing the same thing to create a source of income. They also tend to have the same morals and values. In an organic society people have a sense of togetherness but it is different because they tend to rely on each other to complete a job instead of working individually doing the same thing. Durkheim also developed the theory that there is no common ground in religion. Along with all of the other studies that Durkheim conducted, he also conducted a couple of studies on the family. With his first study he felt that his conclusions were not accurate enough, so he conducted another one. With his last study, his findings were not recorded.