France when the study of primitive societies not significant until the
nineteenth century , after Great Britain and The United States,
discipline sociology as derived from Auguste Comte , whose ideal
positivist collapsed.
He was a Sociologist , he
graduated in philosophy in
1879
The Division of Social Work in 1893
" Collective Consciousness " : the set of
beliefs and common sentiments to
average of the members of a same
company
"All companies possess
a collective
consciousness , so I am
comparable"
The degree of intensity with which
collective consciousness manifested
in different company is in relation to
the type of existing solidarity in
them
Solidarity
Social life largely
determines of the
choices the
individual
The individual tends to
differentiate themselves from
group
Some of the specific rituals can take can
vary greatly, from funerals to rain dances
to patriotic national holidays, but the goal
is always kept the same
"society and social phenomena can
only be explained in sociological
terms, as the fusion of individual
consciences that, once created, follows
its own laws."
The elementary forms of
life religious 1912
The religious realms , the various
religions are comparable because meet
same needs
Totemic, a primative religion where acting representations
of collective nature , the totem , object of worship , it is
actually now itself
Religion as a system of
repersentation which the
individuals participate and
mystically collectively entity "
supernatural " the social body
social facts as actions and
representations identifiable
on the basis the power that
they have to exert a duress
on the individual, beyond his
psychology and self
Suicide
Think about Suicide for a second no
not about doing yourself in but about
the act
Four Types
of Suicide
Egoistic: Not Enough integration
Anomic: Not Enough Regulation
Regulation: a rule or directive made and
maintained by an authority.
Altruistic: Too Much Integration
Integration: the action or process
of integrating.
Fatalistic: Too Much Regulation
In a way it is the most
singular act anyone can
do