Sociology Questions
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This paper discusses four questions regarding sociology. First is the contrast between Gemeinschaft and Gessellschaft. Second, is the definition of Anomie and what condition it may develop. Third, is a discussion of how sociology can be seen as developing from a concern about loss of community. And lastly, is a discussion of how social relationships in modern society differ from those of feudal society.
Sociology Questions
1. German sociologist, Ferdinand Tonnies, introduced Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft as sociological catergories to describe two normal types of human association. Tonnies discussed these terms in his work entitled Gemeinshaft and Gesselschaft, which ...
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of members are in the association, not only towards each other, but also for the association in general. These association are marked by a "unity of will" (Tonnies, 2001, p. 22). According to Tonnies, the most perfect expression of Gemeinschaft is the family. However, he saw that it could go beyond this to those experiencing a shared place or shared belief, including globally dispersed religious communities ("Gemeinschaft", 2004).
In contrast, Gesellschaft, describes the state where, for the individual, "larger association never takes on more importance than individual self-interest, and lack the same level of shared mores" ("Gemeinschaft", 2004). Individuals act of their own self-interest. As an example, a business is often comprised of individuals who have very little shared beliefs, yet it is their own self-interest, to earn money, that allows the business to continue.
2. Anomie means the absences of any kind of law, rule, principle, or order. The term ...
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