Somos Americanos by Sergio Gomez

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Journal #9

"Read through Lewis Coser's introduction to Durkheim's view of the individual in society. Please come up with one "how" question and one "why" question that connects what you learned about Durkheim to the literature."

Emile Durkheim



  •  How do Durkheim's ideas on society and the individual connect with  the theme of "climbing the social ladder" seen throughout the unit of The Urban World?
  • Why do the individuals throughout the Urban World unit identify themselves so much with the definition society puts among them? Does Durkheim's social contract regarding limitations, as well as deregulation, further emphasize the idea that individuals within the Latin American urban world must endure being put in a box of stereotypes by the those around them?

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