One of Durkheim’s major concepts is that of “collective conscience.” What is meant by this term? What is an example of collective conscience? Did Durkheim see collective conscience as a good or a bad thing? Why?
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but the answer should address each part of this question. What is meant by collective conscience: “A set of beliefs shared by people throughout society.” What is an example? The shared belief that it is wrong to kill each other, or another similar, widely held and uncontroversial shared belief. Finally, Durkheim thought this was a good thing because society could not function without a set of shared beliefs.
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This term means that in families with homosexual males, females in the family tree have been found to have elevated fertility levels.
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Global economic dominance is today most often accomplished through direct force.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Our birth families (mother, father, sister, and so on) are a central part of our lives. Suppose you family decides to host a foreign exchange student for a year. It goes well, and, the next year, the student's entire family (all nine of them) decides to visit America and your family. In the ensuing year, various members of the two families stay in touch, and you share these relationships with your own friends. In the context of social networks, what's happening between your two families, as well as the way you share the experience with your friends, is what sociologists call a tie, and although the two families are unrelated, this "tie that binds" is made real because of
a.) a symbol that is given meaning through social interactions. b.) a direct path to another member of our network. c.) the sum of the stories we tell about people in our primary group. d.) a set of stories that explains our relationship to the other members of our network.
A sociologist using the gender-conflict approach might state that
a. men and women share in the joys of family life. b. in many ways, men are in positions of power over women. c. gender functions in an important way to keep society operating. d. men and women enjoy equal rights and privileges in our society.