Briefly describe the differences between organic and mechanical societies and explain how these two societal types relate to crime
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
* Mechanical only divides work by gender but group works on shared tasks for common goal
* Organic relies on division of labor for individualized work tasks and individual goals
* Organic is complex contract oriented society –each person has specialized roles while mechanical society’s share a group ethos
*Organic leads to anomie, suicide and crime when deregulation occurs
*Mechanical reflects early agrarian society, people are tied by kinship
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What will be an ideal response?