Malinda Lawrence Reading Notes Sociology 616 February 2‚ 2009 Emile Durkheim: The Division of Labor in Society In The Division of Labor in Society‚Durkheim explains the function‚ reason‚ regulation and development of the division of labor. He does this by describing two different types of solidarity; mechanical and organic‚ and how mechanical societies can evolve into organic ones. He uses explanation of crime and the punishments that come from it to explain these solidarities. His claim is
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John Locke (1632-1704) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) are among the most prominent influential thinkers of the enlightenment era. Both Locke and Rousseau argued that we gain civil rights in return for respecting the rights of others and by doing so‚ we gave up our natural rights. In this paper‚ I will argue how an agreement among members to start a social contract was driven by fear and the desire to change the world for self-interest. Social contract theory‚ is the view that a persons’
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Hobbes and Rousseau were two philosophers that shared very different opinions when centred on the idea of human nature and what humans desired out of life in terms of social conduct. To put it simply‚ Hobbes believed that humans were born with the innate desire to perform violent acts upon their fellow human beings. In stark contrast‚ Rousseau was of the viewpoint that humans were born to be largely peaceful and compassionate
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of the Flies” believes that everyone is born in which way they are able to do evil‚ as opposed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau who believes that people are influenced by their environment shapes us to be good or evil. I believe that Rousseau is correct‚ humans are influenced by their surroundings and are shaped to be good or evil depending on what they are and who they are around. “Rousseau believed that all citizens should participate in government or the contract - and should be committed to the general
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Furthermore‚ in historical context‚ the obligation to the state has been explained by many political philosophers such as‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and David Hume. Rousseau believed in a social contract‚ while Hume had a more pragmatic approach focusing on the usefulness of the state‚ and Kant focused on an individuals moral obligation to the state. Rousseau‚ describes the relationship between the state and a person as contractual‚ thereby explaining the state as a place with no law or morality
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Political Efficacy The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau Without a belief that political efficacy is strong‚ and each citizen making a personal input into society‚ it is the belief of both Rousseau and myself that “the State is not far from its fall.” Faith and activity in the political system has been replaced with financial activity. Rousseau states that‚ “In a country that is truly free‚ the citizens do everything with their own arms and nothing by means of money; so far from paying
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GERMINAL – by Emile Zola – translated by Roger Pearson Industrialization had many social costs‚ especially the effect it had on the lives of the working class.Discuss Zola’s portrayal of coalminers in Montsou over the course of the entire novel and show how industrial labor affected their overall lives.Does Zola believe that the condition of the working class will improve or get worse? Industrialization had a general positive effect to life‚ providing more jobs and changing transportation
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Charlene Gennitti Harley Acres Famous Artist paper 2 March 2016 Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau‚ a well-known artist‚ was born May 21 1844 in Laval‚ France into a “family of a plumber” (). Died September 2 1910 Before he becoming an artist he served in the army and afterwards worked with the Paris Customs Office. When in the army‚ painting was his hobby on his off time. In 1893‚ when he retired‚ he focused on becoming a painter. He became very known for his jungle paintings in which he made 25 of them
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humanity and therefore for the majority must approve all of his decrees through legislative process as one “can never be sure that a particular will conformable to the general will until it has been submitted to the free votes of the people” In the end‚ Rousseau holds that majority rule is a very realistic possibility‚ given the right provisions of a ban on factions and of a legislator. As the majority’s will is the best available approximation of the general will‚ once a decision has
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Durkheim argued that social structure depends on the level of division of labour in a society .In other words‚ in the manner in which tasks are performed. Thus‚ a task such as providing food can be carried out almost totally by one individual or can be divided among many people .The latter pattern typically occurs in modern societies;cultivation‚processing‚distribution and retailing of a single food item are performed by literally hundreds of people. In societies in which there is minimal division
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