Question

Sociologist Emile Durkheim applied natural ecology to his analysis of organic solidarity, characterized by a simple division of labor and shared religious beliefs such as are found in small, agrarian societies; and mechanical solidarity, characterized by interdependence based on the elaborate division of labor found in large, urban societies.

A. True.
B. False.

Answer 1

The answer is True

Explanation: The organic solidarity that is the type that predominates in so-called “modern” or “complex” societies from the point of view of greater individual and social differentiation (the concept must be applied to capitalist societies). In addition to not sharing the same social values ​​and beliefs, individual interests are quite different and each individual's awareness is heightened.

The economic division of social work is more developed and complex and is expressed in the different professions and variety of industrial activities. Durkheim employs some concepts from the natural sciences, particularly biology (much in use at the time he began his sociological studies) in order to make a comparison between the growing differentiation on which organic solidarity rests.