Collectives

In mechanical solidarity, the state’s role is to restore and protect the collective consciousness. According to the book, The Division of Labor in Society, Durkheim stated, “The machinery of government certainly plays an outstanding role in society, but there are other bodies in society whose interests continue to be vital and…

“[this] is only possible because of the collapse of other faiths and consequently it cannot engender the same results as that multiplicity of extinct beliefs.” In other words, individualism cannot fill the role that religion used to claim in the collective consciousness, as the end-goal of a “religion of individualism” is not a social one; though there exists some commonality in individualism, it binds us not to society, but, rather, “to ourselves.” Still, Durkheim does not believe that…

Throughout Europe in the 1880’s through the mid twentieth century there were a few different collective identities that had an effect on the European’s. A collective identity is a group that has a shared definition that derives from its member’s common interests, experiences and solidarities. A few examples of these identities were: African’s in the Congo, nobles, bourgeoisies, proletarians and the Jews. All of these different identities had a mixed effect on the European’s in the 1880’s through…

1. Based on the reading about Pixar, briefly discuss the difference between individual and collective creativity. Individual creativity is primarily seen as an initial idea brought up by one person, and collective creativity is a contribution of ideas towards something larger. Both forms of creativity are used to create something artistic, and are used together. Collective creativity depends on the foundations and an individual creative idea brings. In the example of Pixar, an idea is brought…

concerns. It is the ability to lead that makes leadership essential. Theories provide explanations on what effectiveness looks like within leadership and who along with what it takes to be a leader. Theories like the Greater Man/Trait Theory, collective leadership, and scholar-practitioner shed light upon leadership and effectiveness. The Great Man Theory is a 19th century concept encompassing the thought that leaders are born not made. Before The Great Man Theory, researchers studied…

discussing the qualities, and nature from Professor Roy, William’s book, “Making Societies” and Sociologist Zerubavels’ text in “Time Maps”. Social memory helps to determine the boundaries around the groups that hold them in major forms, such as, social, collective, historical and mnemonic memory as it all ties together. Sociologist Zerubavel presents historical facts as well as a study of the relation of social life, and nation identity.…

administrative organization of the state” (36)) and collective agency (“mobilization of ordinary people in the policy-making process” (36)). She states these two pillars “form modes of governance” (36) which “significantly shape the way people make sense of political conflict and the way they try to resolve it”(36). As such according to her analysis, Washington political structure is decentralized (ordinary people can influence the policy-making) and collective agency is one in which citizens…

“rejects the premise that individuals become irrational in crowd situations due to the invasive power of irrationality” (Davetian). They focus, however, on the conditions that bring about collective behaviour, basing their theoretical arguments on four basic premises. The first premise being that “collective behaviour is facilitated by situations in which there is uncertainty and confusion. Imitative behaviour follows due to the need for specificity, certainty, and consensus” (Davetian).…

implications by applying Mancur Olsen’s theory of the collective action…

great danger, for the moral stability of social systems, to have psychopathic leaders. It is essential, for the permanency of just systems, to have leaders with moral integrity, leaders that understand the needs of the people, and leaders that seek collective benefit as opposed to the enrichment of themselves. Psychopaths would tend to do the contrary which makes them unsuitable for leadership positions. Furthermore,…