Emile Durkheim vs. Karl Marx
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Emile Durkheim vs. Karl Marx
Durkheim vs. Marx
Introduction:
For so many years, authorities from each field have deliberated normative theories to explain what holds the society together. Almost each specialist, from structural functionalism, positivism and conflict theory perspective, had contributed their works trying to illustrate main problematic to our society. In one way, one of the Emile Durkheim’s famous work is “division of labor” which was primarily focusing on how the society could maintain their “integrity and coherence” in this modern society, when the power of boundary from religious and moral standards have no longer be effected. In addition, in order to illustrate how the deviant behaviours occurred, Durkheim also introduced the concept of Anomie into the sociological theory. Karl Marx, on the other hand, also sees the problematic of division of labor. However he claimed such problems are caused by alienation, which is a systematic result of Capitalism. Both of Durkheim and Marx are fundamental scholars to the sociology field, though it is our privilege to view their works afterwards, Durkheim’s theory is self-contradictory and lack of proves in somehow. Therefore, I found Marx’s conflict theory between different classes is much more consistent, comparing to Durkheim’s Anomy theory.
Analysis 1: Emile Durkheim.
Emile Durkheim is considered by most of people to be the father of Anomie theory. In this paper, I am going to briefly analysis his idea of “division of labor”, “religion” and “morality”.
According to Ritzer, Durkheim reviewed that all troubles roots to division of labor. He stated the right or wrong of public with “mechanical solidarity” had been substitute by “organic solidarity”. It basically means that for nowadays society, each person was divided into a very specific place, and they play a stable and precise job in the society.
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Emile Durkheim vs. Karl Marx
Durkheim vs. Marx
Introduction:
For so many years, authorities from each field have deliberated normative theories to explain what holds the society together. Almost each specialist, from structural functionalism, positivism and conflict theory perspective, had contributed their works trying to illustrate main problematic to our society. In one way, one of the Emile Durkheim’s famous work is “division of labor” which was primarily focusing on how the society could maintain their “integrity and coherence” in this modern society, when the power of boundary from religious and moral standards have no longer be effected. In addition, in order to illustrate how the deviant behaviours occurred, Durkheim also introduced the concept of Anomie into the sociological theory. Karl Marx, on the other hand, also sees the problematic of division of labor. However he claimed such problems are caused by alienation, which is a systematic result of Capitalism. Both of Durkheim and Marx are fundamental scholars to the sociology field, though it is our privilege to view their works afterwards, Durkheim’s theory is self-contradictory and lack of proves in somehow. Therefore, I found Marx’s conflict theory between different classes is much more consistent, comparing to Durkheim’s Anomy theory.
Analysis 1: Emile Durkheim.
Emile Durkheim is considered by most of people to be the father of Anomie theory. In this paper, I am going to briefly analysis his idea of “division of labor”, “religion” and “morality”.
According to Ritzer, Durkheim reviewed that all troubles roots to division of labor. He stated the right or wrong of public with “mechanical solidarity” had been substitute by “organic solidarity”. It basically means that for nowadays society, each person was divided into a very specific place, and they play a stable and precise job in the society.