Modernity/Durkheim Flashcards
What kind of power did the industrialisation bring to the production of goods?
Steam
When was the Enlightenment?
early to mid 18th century
What is individualism?
Left to get on with things people don’t need governing. They can recognise the natural law - Tom Paine
Modernity?
When people began to put their trust in progress
Auguste Comte?
Don’t study individuals - study relations between them. We are product of society
Positive Knowledge
Knowledge which allows us to solve problems and make improvements
Herbert Spencer?
Optimistic evolutionary theorist. Idea of survival of the fittest
What does co-operation presuppose?
People trusting each other to do their part
Where does the power of moral ideas come from?
The fact the society is so much bigger than us
How do moral feelings shape our actions?
They remind us of our social affiliations and obligations
Conscience collective?
An individuals conscience is actually shaped by the feelings that society places in that conscience
What is the vulnerable point in conscience collective?
Relationships
Changing relationships are not just result of increased division of labour but…
consequence of changing patterns of settlement in industrial capitalism
Which 2 descriptions apply to the collective representations produced by low density interaction?
particular and concrete - you know your microcosm but not wider society
Representations produced by high density interaction?
abstract and general - don’t know everyone well
What are abstract general societies?
interconnected but all different, society made up of individuals, except individualism
Mechanical society?
traditional society
Organic society?
solidarity, all have different purposes but contribute to whole
Why did we come up with idea of God?
trying to describe society - gave you a good feeling, not an illusion, just misplaced
What can reproduce thrill of society in modern days?
People need to be brought togethers and all do the same thing to have common ideas and beliefs reaffirmed
