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Durkheim was worried about society falling apart because - ANSWER the
moral system of society
Durkheim: How do morals mold people's behavior in society -
ANSWER Society develops a social set of values and maintains social cohesion
Durkheim: Morality cannot be observed so it depends on the - ANSWER LAW
(a manifestation of society's moral order Laws to reflect the social-moral facts of a
society (Crime laws
Durkheim: Industrial Revolution (moving from small towns to cities->how does
cohesion survive) - ANSWER Contracts: Bring people together in agreement
,Durkheim: Social Contracts influence Durkheim's work on -
ANSWER solidarity togetherness what glues people together
Durkheim: Legal systems reflect - ANSWER and shape societal structures
Durkheim: Mechanic solidarity - ANSWER Applied to communities that are
tight-knit simple and have the same task (farming blacksmithing sewing)
Example of mechanic solidarity - ANSWER The beginnings of society- Amish
(?)
Durkheim: Mechanic solidarity focuses on - ANSWER shared beliefs with little
room for individuality and people are governed by similarities
Durkheim Organic solidarity - ANSWER Exploded during the Industrial
Revolution everyone doing something different a special
Durkheim Organic solidarity can be seen in societies where there is a lot of -
ANSWER specialization which leads to interdependence
Durkheim Interdependence among both - ANSWER individuals and
organizations in organic solidarity
Organic solidarity focuses on difference - ANSWER Individuality is promoted
Gatekeeping
,Solidarity - ANSWER in existence (contract)
Blood covenant - ANSWER Mechanical
Real contract - ANSWER Organic
Solemn contract - ANSWER Mechanical
Just contract - ANSWER Organic (fairness, equal, contract for homes for
months and get money, but work on the house for months)
Law as a social fact - ANSWER Durkheim views: Law as the most objective
single indicator of a society's collective morality
Law and Religion - ANSWER Mechanic solidarity
Mechanical solidarity type of laws - ANSWER religion dominating can’t
distinguish between law and religion and don't discriminate between what’s wrong
and applying something moral or religious
Repressive Law - ANSWER Salem witch trials (mechanical)
Organic solidarity type of laws - ANSWER Religion is separate from law,
Create all kinds of differentiated legal domains
, Resistive Law - ANSWER aimed at restoring the status quo rather than
punishing offenders (organic)
Social Facts - ANSWER Patterns of behavior, norms, values, and social
structures that exist outside the individual but control them (like Timasheff)
Social fact connected to values and moral compass - ANSWER norms of
politeness Economic systems Customs, religions, morals educational systems Laws
Social fact on Law existing outside the individual - ANSWER Even if you
personally disagree with a law, it still governs your behavior
Social fact on Law exerting coercion - ANSWER Penalties, fines,
imprisonment, or social disapproval enforce conformity
LAW REFLECTS COLLECTIVE MORALITY - ANSWER LEGAL CODES
EXPRESS THE COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE- THE SHARED VALUES AND
NORMS OF SOCIETY
Crime is a function of society - ANSWER CRIME IS NORMAL AND
NEEDED, INEVITABLE AND FUNCTIONAL WHAT YOU DO AND DO NOT
TOLERATE IN SOCIETY, AND IT EVOLVES OVER TIME.
When we come together as a society against something - ANSWER it becomes
a crime (Social solidarity)