Durkheim
Nick Bennett
Dale Tomich
Sociology 200
6/9/2014
Durkheim’s Mechanical and Organic Solidarity According to Durkheim there are two types of solidarities that connect in with societies and bond with people as one meaningful entity based on meaningful values, this includes Mechanical Solidarity and Organic solidarity. Organic Solidarity can be defined as “a state of interdependency created by the specialization of roles in which individuals and institutions become acutely dependent on others in a complex division of labor” (Index 1). On the other hand you have Mechanical Solidarity which according to “Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) to refer to a state of community bonding or interdependency which rests on a similarity of beliefs and values, shared activities, and ties of kinship and cooperation” (index 1). Both of these terms are highly relative when it comes to the basis of “The Division of Labor in Society.” This book discusses the major themes relating to both solidarities while also progressing in the ideas of social theory and consciousness of the mind. The key factor when relating both Mechanic and Organic Solidarity is “referring to different modes of establishing and maintaining social order and cohesion.” (Boundless 1) Without the inclusion of these solidarities, there is no telling how human behavior would react. In a sense you could say that society might have been thrown into chaos without these bounded principals. In order to comprehend the similarities in both principals you must also be able to apprehend the differences between them as stated above. The main variance between the two principals could be that one of them is more complex than the other. When you look into Mechanical Solidarity the system can be looked at as perhaps simpler than the Organic Solidarity. In its principal you can find that people in this society may have a far closer bond than an Organic Solidarity. The rationality for this may be because of a
Dale Tomich
Sociology 200
6/9/2014
Durkheim’s Mechanical and Organic Solidarity According to Durkheim there are two types of solidarities that connect in with societies and bond with people as one meaningful entity based on meaningful values, this includes Mechanical Solidarity and Organic solidarity. Organic Solidarity can be defined as “a state of interdependency created by the specialization of roles in which individuals and institutions become acutely dependent on others in a complex division of labor” (Index 1). On the other hand you have Mechanical Solidarity which according to “Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) to refer to a state of community bonding or interdependency which rests on a similarity of beliefs and values, shared activities, and ties of kinship and cooperation” (index 1). Both of these terms are highly relative when it comes to the basis of “The Division of Labor in Society.” This book discusses the major themes relating to both solidarities while also progressing in the ideas of social theory and consciousness of the mind. The key factor when relating both Mechanic and Organic Solidarity is “referring to different modes of establishing and maintaining social order and cohesion.” (Boundless 1) Without the inclusion of these solidarities, there is no telling how human behavior would react. In a sense you could say that society might have been thrown into chaos without these bounded principals. In order to comprehend the similarities in both principals you must also be able to apprehend the differences between them as stated above. The main variance between the two principals could be that one of them is more complex than the other. When you look into Mechanical Solidarity the system can be looked at as perhaps simpler than the Organic Solidarity. In its principal you can find that people in this society may have a far closer bond than an Organic Solidarity. The rationality for this may be because of a