Q: Marx believes that history progresses in stages and changes through violent upheaval. In contrast, how does Durkheim believe that history progresses?
A: Gradually over time
Medium Question
Q: Weber understands social power as a function of economic control, coercion, exchange, and/or domination. If these types of authority were to loose their power over people, what consequences might Durkheim foresee?
A: If these types of authority were to loose their power over people, society would become deregulated. An individual’s unlimited passions would no longer be regulated by the social world. The sense of place or understanding of expectations that society usually offers would be disrupted. Durkheim refers this phenomenon