According to Durkheim religion allows people in a society to feel unity and solidarity. He says that it provides comfort because it allows for an explanation to things (such as feelings, thoughts, or actions) that are difficult to interpret without the use of churchlike religion. According to Durkheim, religion is crucial to our social system because it helps reinforce the morals and norms of a given society (Appelrouth and Edles 2106). Durkheim says that religion has the power to encode the system of relations pertaining to a group. Further, he states that in its social function, religion reaffirms the moral code (or the ideas and attitudes that keep society together) (Durkheim in Appelrouth and Edles 2016). One example of this is in the school institution, schools teach young children to wait in line, respect authority figures (such as
According to Durkheim religion allows people in a society to feel unity and solidarity. He says that it provides comfort because it allows for an explanation to things (such as feelings, thoughts, or actions) that are difficult to interpret without the use of churchlike religion. According to Durkheim, religion is crucial to our social system because it helps reinforce the morals and norms of a given society (Appelrouth and Edles 2106). Durkheim says that religion has the power to encode the system of relations pertaining to a group. Further, he states that in its social function, religion reaffirms the moral code (or the ideas and attitudes that keep society together) (Durkheim in Appelrouth and Edles 2016). One example of this is in the school institution, schools teach young children to wait in line, respect authority figures (such as