1. Durkheim's idea of the collective consciousness.
   1. What are "social facts"?
   2. Explain how Durkheim defined "collective consciousness."
   3. Is collective consciousness a social fact? Define this and say why or why not.
   4. In "organic" solidarity, the collective consciousness does not completely envelope the consciousness of the individual. Explain why not in macrosocial, then microsocial, terms. 
   5. Do you experience this?
      1. There are two possible answers:
         1. Yes, there is individual and collective consciousness in each person. They make up separate parts of the person.
         2. No, people's mental insides are so mixed together that people are simultaneously individual and collective in their consciousnesses.
      2. Pick the answer closest to your experience and explain it.

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Durkheims idea of the collective consciousness 1 Social facts Durkheim defined social facts as the external and collective forces that shape individua... View the full answer