SOLIDARITY

Lesson 4
Solidarity
• It can be described as a sense of unity among
people, especially in terms of their interests or
objectives, or as an expression of support or
sympathy
Is this Solidarity???
Have you ever heard of a Myrmecologist?

Myrmecology is the study of ants

They are able to lift 20 times their own body weight
Ants have been found to build structures 500 times their
own height.
The brain of one ant has 250,000 cells whereas the human
brain has 10,000 Million brain cells.
However they probably use
more of their cells than we
do. What do you think?
Ants also have 2 stomachs. One for storing up food to share
with others later, and one for itself
 Isn’t that
nice of them
to be so
thoughtful?
The life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days
 Yet these tiny
creatures
accomplish much
in your short life-
span
Ants teach us a lesson about
“SOLIDARITY”
One of the first
scholars to study
solidarity as a social
phenomenon was
Emile Durkheim. He
theorized that there
are two kinds of
solidarity: Mechanical
and organic
Mechanical Solidarity
• Occurs in small, homogenous societies, with
shared beliefs and values, known as their
collective conscience, which give them a shared
sense of kinship and identity. This collective
conscience is held sacred and takes precedence
iven individual members and their respective
experiences.
Organic solidarity
• Occurs in large, diverse, complex societies, and
are the result of urbanization, industrialization,
capitalism and the division of labor.
• The individual members of these societies
perform highly specialized and differentiated
tasks and their solidarity toward each other
arises from their interdependence on each other.
Their differences are not only accepted but
expected and necessary; their different functions
are each integral to their society as a whole