Essays on Solidarity

A world is made up of societies, societies are made up of groups, and groups are made up of individuals also known as people. People who share basic purposes or objectives or goals would form a group, and this event is what creates the so-called...

Solidarity can be defined in simple terms as unity within a group of individuals that have similar interests. However, from a religious perspective, solidarity embodies one of the seven social teachings in which the Catholic faith is built upon. Solidarity emphasizes the necessity of valuing...

“Man cannot become attached to higher aims and submit to a rule if he sees nothing above him to which he belongs. To free him from all social pressure is to abandon him to himself and demoralize him.” (Durkheim E. , 1897) Durkheim’s analysis of...

The term solidarity according to Merriam-Webster (n.d.) is characterized the unity as of a group pr class that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards.. The term and ideas was presented by French sociologist Emile Durkheim in the year 1893. As...

With the increased specialized role and responsibilities of individuals in society, Durkheim was interested in what holds society together. He provides an answer by developing a theoretical framework around two types of social solidarity and its relationship with systems of law. Societies with mechanical solidarity...

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim are brilliant scholars that lay the foundation of their unique philosophical work in the field of sociology. While there are some beliefs that both theorists relate to one another, social solidarity is one concept they have drastic opinions on. Durkheim...

The concept of the common is largely related to the CST principles of solidarity and human dignity. This is a relationship that was first established by Pope John Paul II. John Paul II believes that human beings are created as social beings. The Catholic Church...

Catholic Social Thought Milburn defines Catholic Social Thought (CST) as the expansive religious and communal observation on the civil concerns that occurs in the church. The Catholic Church developed the CST to support some ideals and morals that should guide human behavior. Out of the...

Emilie Durkheim is one of the most important people for sociology with Karl Marx and Max Weber. Durkheim took the importance from the environment which he grew up and also from the thinkers which he had the opportunity to discuss about sociology. Emile Durkheim has...

The Risks and Rewards of Female Solidarity in Gilead In Gilead, women face division from each other in every aspect of their lives, and experience more separation within their narrow groups: caretakers, wives, handmaids, all groups wherein they may form cliques to further their isolation....

This essay will analyse how organisations such as Sunday Assembly can be useful for collectively bringing together individuals in society. Emile Durkheim would refer to a service like this as the ‘social glue’ in society as he states that shared moral beliefs such as Sunday...