Social order

Social order or social order is by social norms and institutions regulated coexistence of people in communities and societies . According to Émile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons , the social order is based on the binding nature of moral norms.

Since Emile Durkheim, social order has been explained in terms of collectivity in sociology. Thanks to him, norms and values ​​are traced back to collective ideas.

Max Weber coined the term. He speaks in short of order or legitimate order. According to Weber, economy and political rule are partial orders that produce and reproduce inequality and must be culturally supported.

When considering structural functionalism, the social order is closely related to institutions and customs , both of which contribute to the stability of society.

Suzanne Keller sees elite as responsible for compliance with, among other things, social order.

Closely related to the concept of social order is the concept of social history according to Wolfgang Schluchter .

See also

• hierarchy
• Parentification
• Politicization dilemma
• Open system # sociology
• Entropy (social sciences)

literature

• Luhmann, N. (1981). How is social order possible. Society Structure and Semantics, 2, 195–285.
• Münch, R. (1982). Theory of Action .: To reconstruct the contributions by Talcott Parsons, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Suhrkamp.
• Maurer, A. (1999). Domination and social order. In domination and social order (pp. 197–210). VS publishing house for social sciences.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Uwe Schimank (2007): Action and structures. Introduction to actor-theoretical sociology. 3rd edition, Weinheim-Munich: Juventa Verlag. P. 127