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Durkheim is a consensus theorist, he supports the view that religion is a conservative force in society, reinforcing the existing society of society.
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Durkheim is a consensus theorist, he supports the view that religion is a conservative force in society, reinforcing the existing society of society. He argued that religion should not be explained in terms of human ignorance, but as a result of shared social needs. He adopted a broad definition of religion throughout his analysis and defined it as a unified belief system of beliefs about the nature of sacred things. For Durkheim, shared religious belief systems were central to common consensus as they set rules for social interaction and offered social solidarity and value consensus. Durkheim viewed religion as being a major source of social integration, all religious activity has one main function, the celebration of the community. Religion is not about the worship of god, but of society. People are drawn together through religious activity and this helps to create a value consensus and a common belief system containing...
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