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Emile Durkheim (1858-1917). Personal Information. Born April 1858 Jewish section of Epinal , France Family: Close-knit Not wealthy but respected Hey Hey Durkheim http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgA41FMY0oQ http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVImdGYu3I. Personal Information. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Emile DurkheimEmile Durkheim (1858-1917)(1858-1917)
Personal InformationPersonal Information Born April 1858 Jewish section of Epinal, France Family: Close-knit Not wealthy but respected Hey Hey DurkheimHey Hey Durkheim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgA41FMY0oQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVImdGYu3I
Personal InformationPersonal Information 1887 first faculty appointment1887 first faculty appointment
1st Sociology course Chair: Dept. of Social Sciences . of Social Sciences
1896-1902 (University of Bordeaux)1896-1902 (University of Bordeaux)
Married, 2 children , 2 children (Son, Andre died in WWI)(Son, Andre died in WWI)
Died at at 5959
Social EnvironmentSocial Environment Rapid industrializationRapid industrialization
Conflict: Workers and Owners Paris Commune (1871)
Workers seized Paris Established egalitarian republic Government destroyed commune Killed 20,000 working-class people
Social Environment: FranceSocial Environment: France History of Political Instability Monarchy of Louis XVI
French Revolution (1789)
Dictatorship of Napoleon I (1799-1815)
Restoration of Bourbon monarchy
Bourbons overthrown (1830)
Louis XVI & Marie Louis XVI & Marie AntoinetteAntoinette
Napoleon INapoleon I
History of Political Instability
Monarchy of Louis Philippe Revolution ended monarchy (1848) 2nd Republic (1848-1852)
Emperor Napoleon III (1852-1870) Nephew of Napoleon I
Deposed after defeat in Franco-Prussian War
Louis PhilippeLouis Philippe
Napoleon IIINapoleon III(Nephew of Napoleon I)(Nephew of Napoleon I)
History of Political Instability Durkheim lived in 3rd Republic
People had lost moral unity
Remnants of previous governments
People supported:DemocracyMonarchySocialism
Durkheim’s 3 Basic Durkheim’s 3 Basic ConcernsConcerns
1) Instability1) Instability EconomicEconomic PoliticalPolitical
2) Violence2) Violence Workers & employersWorkers & employers Between nationsBetween nations Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism
3) Decadence3) Decadence Self-centeredSelf-centered No sense of communityNo sense of community
Sociology the SolutionSociology the Solution Purpose of SociologyPurpose of Sociology=Explain =Explain
how to make modern society how to make modern society workwork
Develop positivist lawsDevelop positivist laws Solve problemsSolve problems Address moral crisesAddress moral crises Create stabilityCreate stability
MoralityMorality Morality composed of three
elements:
1. Discipline (Constrains egoistic impulses)
2. Attachment (Voluntarily join groups)
3. Autonomy (Individual responsibility)
Sources of MoralitySources of Morality
Education Provides children with moral
tools
Occupational associations Adults acquire morals
Intellectual InfluencesIntellectual Influences KantKant
Morality without divinity Morality without divinity Sense of dutySense of duty
Saint-SimonSaint-Simon Sociology->Moral lawsSociology->Moral laws Hold society togetherHold society together
Intellectual InfluencesIntellectual Influences
ComteComte Focus: Social stability & Focus: Social stability & changechange
SpencerSpencer Social evolutionSocial evolution
IdeasIdeas Social SolidaritySocial SolidarityDynamic DensityDynamic DensitySocial FactsSocial FactsCollective ConsciousnessCollective ConsciousnessCollective RepresentationsCollective RepresentationsSocial CurrentsSocial CurrentsSociety as a distinct social Society as a distinct social realityrealityIndividual as DualisticIndividual as Dualistic
Social SolidaritySocial Solidarity
1) Mechanical SolidarityNon-industrial societiesMinimal division of laborFew occupationsSimilarity bound people together
Social SolidaritySocial Solidarity
2) Organic SolidarityMore advanced societies
(industrial) Increased division of labor Many occupationsDifference and Interdependency
create solidarity
MwMw Dynamic Density Dynamic Density
Number of people in society
Amount of interaction
Social FactsSocial Facts ““Ways of acting, thinking, & feeling, Ways of acting, thinking, & feeling,
externalexternal to the individual & endowed to the individual & endowed with the with the power of coercionpower of coercion, by , by reason of which they control him.”reason of which they control him.”
Independent of any single individualIndependent of any single individual
Only explained by other social factsOnly explained by other social facts
Social Facts-3 General Social Facts-3 General TypesTypes
1. Material factsSocial structures
Economy, Family, Social classMorphological Facts
Form and Structure Population size and density Geographical location
Social FactsSocial Facts (cont.)(cont.)
2. Nonmaterial factsNormsValuesCollective representationsCollective consciousness
Social FactsSocial Facts (cont.)(cont.)
3. Social currents3. Social currents Not as clearly formedNot as clearly formed Examples:Examples:
Enthusiasm in crowdsEnthusiasm in crowdsIndignation in crowdsIndignation in crowdsDepression in particular Depression in particular social groupssocial groups
Collective ConsciousnessCollective Consciousness Totality of Totality of beliefs & sentiments beliefs & sentiments
common to the average member common to the average member of societyof society
Exists beforeExists before individuals individuals SurvivesSurvives individuals individuals
Collective ConsciousnessCollective Consciousness (cont.)(cont.)
Experienced as external forceExperienced as external forceShapes behaviorShapes behavior
Varies from society to societyVaries from society to societyBased on division of laborBased on division of labor
Collective ConsciousnessCollective Consciousness4 dimensions4 dimensions
1. 1. VolumeVolume=Number of people =Number of people involvedinvolved
2. 2. IntensityIntensity=How deeply people feel =How deeply people feel about the beliefabout the belief
3. 3. RigidityRigidity=Clarity of the definition=Clarity of the definition
4. 4. ContentContent=Form collective =Form collective consciousness takesconsciousness takes
4 Dimensions4 DimensionsMarriage in Feudal Societies Marriage in Feudal Societies
(Mechanical Societies)(Mechanical Societies) Volume=Most people involved
Intensity=Felt deeply about it
Rigidity=Clearly defined
Content=Religious & economic
4 Dimensions4 DimensionsMarriage Today Marriage Today (Organic Society)(Organic Society)
VolumeVolume=Large # but smaller =Large # but smaller % of population% of population
IntensityIntensity=Feel less deeply=Feel less deeply RigidityRigidity=Less clearly defined=Less clearly defined ContentContent=Personal choice=Personal choice
Collective RepresentationsCollective Representations(Specific state of collective (Specific state of collective consciousness)consciousness)
Examples:Norms, values, & beliefs
Of various groups (e.g., family, schools)
Not reducible to or dependent on individualForm a collective consciousness
Social CurrentsSocial Currents
Less clearly formed than Less clearly formed than Collective representationsCollective representations
Examples:Examples:Enthusiasm or pity in crowdsEnthusiasm or pity in crowdsDepression & disillusionment Depression & disillusionment in segments of societyin segments of society
Society & Social RealitySociety & Social Reality Society as a Society as a distinct form distinct form of of
social realitysocial reality Cannot be reduced to biology Cannot be reduced to biology
or psychologyor psychology Society is not the mere sum Society is not the mere sum
of its partsof its parts
Individual as DualisticIndividual as Dualistic Individual part and Social partIndividual part and Social part Individual partIndividual part
BioorganicBioorganicInbornInbornSelf-centeredSelf-centered
Individual as DualisticIndividual as Dualistic
Social PartSocial Part Develops through interactionDevelops through interaction
Socialization Socialization Altruistic Altruistic Group orientedGroup oriented Needs nurturing & Needs nurturing & developingdeveloping
AnomieAnomie NormsNorms (expectations for (expectations for
behavior) are:behavior) are: Confused Confused Unclear or Unclear or Not presentNot present
Normlessness Normlessness
AnomieAnomie Modern individuals Modern individuals insufficiently insufficiently
integratedintegrated into society -> into society -> Weakening bondsWeakening bonds Social regulation Social regulation breaks downbreaks down Societal controlSocietal control on individual on individual
desires & interests is ineffectivedesires & interests is ineffective IndividualsIndividuals on their own on their own
AnomieAnomie
Human’s Human’s dual naturedual nature-> -> Breakdown of moralsBreakdown of morals Rising rates of devianceRising rates of deviance Social unrest Social unrest UnhappinessUnhappiness StressStress
ResearchResearch Suicide rates are social Suicide rates are social
factsfacts4 types of suicide:4 types of suicide:1.1. EgoisticEgoistic2.2. AltruisticAltruistic3.3. AnomicAnomic4.4. FatalisticFatalistic
Egoistic SuicideEgoistic Suicide Low social integrationLow social integration Group solidarity declinedGroup solidarity declined Individual must depend on selfIndividual must depend on self Excessive individualismExcessive individualism Vulnerable groups:Vulnerable groups:
Urban dwellersUrban dwellers Industrial workersIndustrial workers ProtestantsProtestants Unmarried menUnmarried men
Altruistic SuicideAltruistic Suicide High social integrationHigh social integration Excessive integrationExcessive integration into groupinto group Completely Completely absorbed by groupabsorbed by group DutyDuty to commit suicide for groupto commit suicide for group Examples:Examples: More in More in less “civilized” less “civilized” societiessocieties One group in modern society—One group in modern society—
ArmyArmy
Anomic SuicideAnomic Suicide Low social regulationLow social regulation Breakdown of moral Breakdown of moral
communitycommunity No rules or vague rulesNo rules or vague rules
Examples:Examples: AdolescentsAdolescents Older white menOlder white men
Fatalistic SuicideFatalistic Suicide Excessive social regulationExcessive social regulation Too tightly controlledToo tightly controlled Few choicesFew choices Examples:Examples:
SlavesSlaves Very young husbandsVery young husbands Married women when Married women when divorce not availabledivorce not available
Contribution to SociologyContribution to Sociology Institutionalized SociologyInstitutionalized Sociology
TaughtTaught first class first classDefinedDefined sociology’s area of sociology’s area of researchresearch
ResearchResearch illustrated illustrated sociology’s usefulnesssociology’s usefulness
Contribution to SociologyContribution to Sociology Set the standard for research Set the standard for research
style & presentationstyle & presentation Literature reviewLiterature review Theoretical contextTheoretical context Testable hypothesesTestable hypotheses Use of statisticsUse of statistics Implications of findingsImplications of findings