Durkiem's Ideas look at the social facts and the role that division labor plays in society. Two different groups are compared with simlar characteristics but in different perspectives. The first group are the non-material social facts or norm and values like mortality, collective conscience, and social culture. The second type can be classified as the real materials or "laws " human beings live by such as society itself. With all of these social facts taken into paly, Durkiem believes they influence how people in the world think, feel, and relates themselves to soceity. Overall, division of labor sways towards the idea that one's place of work determines how individuals with live thier lives.
I found it very interesting how Durkiem actually thought about these "social facts" and interacted them with how people actually live in society. Some of the points kind of make sense to me like how the norms and values shape people's lives. But on the other hand I believe that no matter the social norms, values or laws, people with make their own decisions based on their own personal feeling and not by outside influences. I think every person has their own ideas and shape who they are and what their life will be like by what they personally choose themseleves.
I onnly have one question though, I would like to see how Durkiem would feel today and see how Durkiem would apply these ideas to the society we all live in right this moment. I think maybe Durkiems would have a little different outlook on today's society with all the new technology and other enhancements.
I also tend to wonder what Durkheim, and even Marx, would think of our modern society and how, if at all, they would change their views. I do, however, feel that the rules that Durkheim puts forward for studying sociology hold true, no matter what is being observed and/or when. Durkheim also seems to have a better grasp on objectivity that Marx, since Marx's writings are all very biased in favor of the oppressed and conflicts, and Durkheim's aren't.
ReplyDeleteAh, then we have to ask ourselves - how is our society different from the turn of the century that Durkheim was familiar with?
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