How does mechanical solidarity differ from organic solidarity?
What will be an ideal response?
In traditional societies, there was little diversity and people had a strong basis of collective values that served as the basis of their solidarity. These values prescribed very specific codes for living. Durkheim called this mechanical solidarity. In modern societies, the division of labor, diversity of lifestyles, religions, and overall customs is more significant. A much more generalized set of values and normative behaviors exist. Durkheim calls this organic solidarity—organic as in held together by differences rather than similarities.
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The original welfare legislation of the New Deal
a. provided cash assistance for all needy and/or unemployed people. b. provided aid programs for the blind, the aged, and dependent children. c. gave the federal government complete authority over welfare assistance programs in the states. d. was modeled after the socialistic practices of the USSR.
______refers to the concentration of women and men in different occupations, jobs, and places of work
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