- 27 Sep, 2020
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Significance and social justice
Essay 1
Prompt: Marx/Engels (M/E) and Durkheim (D) recognized that the transition from agricultural societies to modern, capitalist, industrialized societies created many significant social problems. These theorists, however, draw very different conclusions about the stability of industrial society and the future of capitalism. In this essay, briefly explain how each set of theorists understands the fundamental social problem created by modern, capitalist industrialization. How does each set of theorists hope we will remedy these dangers? (What is their implicit moral vision of a “good” society?) Choosing one contemporary social problem, whose insights do you think best explain this problem? Why?
{Hint: In sociology, we expect essays to have a major organizing argument. I’d begin by answering the last question first, i.e., make the case for the superior analytical insights Marx/Engels or of Durkheim in your introduction. Your analysis of your chosen problem should support this claim.}