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This 4 page paper evaluates one of Durkheim’s writings, and then clarifies what he means by the concept of mechanical and organic “Social Solidarity.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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no one knows what to expect for other people any longer (Emile Durkheim biography). This paper evaluates one of Durkheims writings, and then clarifies what he means by the concept
of mechanical and organic "Social Solidarity." Discussion The passage under discussion is from his Selected Writings, and deals with men in society: "A society is not a collection of individuals
which an enormous and monstrous machine keeps united and compressed against each other by the use of force. No, solidarity comes from the inside and not from the outside" (Durkheim
and Giddens, 1972, p. 56). This statement invites us to reconsider the way we usually view society; it also implies that society is under our control, not the other way
around. The statement means that there are certain qualities within all humans that drive us to seek each others company. Many studies of newborns have shown that humans do not
do well in isolation; babies have to be touched physically, held and comforted, or they fail to thrive. What Durkheim is saying then is that men will come together because
there is an innate need in us to be with others. It does not come from the outside. However, once people do begin to live and work together, a society
forms and rules and norms of behavior are established because larger groups cannot function without some sort of framework. But people dont join a society, they come together and the
society forms around them. This is backwards from the view most of us have of society as a monolithic construct that is unfriendly, impersonal and even at times inimical to
its members. In fact, Durkheims use of the word "force" suggests that society, at times, is oppressive, unreasonable, even deadly to its members. But if we are society, then its
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