Durkheim

Durkheim-define and give a simple example Sociology as a discipline Positivism Empiricism Social facts: material and non-material Institutional facts (Searle) Individuality and freedom Collective conscience or consciousness Society as sui generis Structure Function/Functionalism Society as an organism Division of labor Mechanical solidarity Organic solidarity Dynamic density Differentiation and interdependence Solidarity Suicide: different types Social Integration Social Regulation Anomie Reading Memo: Durkheim’s Rules of Sociological Method answer all questions with attached reading 1. On the first two pages of the reading, what are some examples of social facts that Durkheim discusses. What are some things that he does not consider as social facts or the subject matter of sociology? 2. In what ways are social facts a constraint or something external to us that is imposed on us? In what ways might social facts not feel like a constraint or something being imposed on us? 3. Durkheim argues that social facts can be a constraint, because something will happen when we violate a social fact. What will happen if a person violates a convention or norm? Give an example from the reading and from your own personal experience. 4. In the paragraph on page 96 that begins with “Since the examples…” what term does Durkheim introduce. How does he define it? Give an example of it. 5. In your own words, define what a social fact is. Give an example and discuss how it is external (objective) to the individual, how it is collective, and how it may feel like a constraint or something that is imposed on us. What does Durkheim feel about the following: Power Inequality Culture Social Action