Sotsioloogia essee: Hechter ja Horne
of shared meaning in explaining social order can be questioned, as the existence meaning
does not prevent individuals from committing deviant acts. The importance of a shared
meaning seems to be more explanatory in communities with high cohesiveness, for example
religious groups, where people feel the presence of the meaning in their daily activities and
thus experience the bonding effect of it. However, as the world is growing more and more
anonymous due to globalization and emergence of megapolises, it becomes harder for people
to experience the meaning, as their lifestyles are growing more individualistic. Similarly, as
not all people share the same meaning, in areas with high cultural and ethnic diversity,
meaning can cause conflict. All in all, a shared meaning can be the main basis for social order
in smaller and cohesive communities, whereas in larger and more varied habitats this
explanation becomes lacklustre.
Norms and values
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