Compare and contrast one pair from the following concepts: alienation, anomie, and disenchantment. Make sure you define each concept.

Answer three of the eight questions below. Be clear about what question you’re
responding to. Make sure you respond to all sub-questions and clearly define concepts
when asked. All responses should be in the form of a short paragraph or two—no lists
or bullet points. There is a maximum of 300 words per response. If you exceed 300
words you will lose points. The exam is open book but will be checked for plagiarism
and other forms of copying and sharing. Each question is worth 20 points for a total of
60 points. When you are finished upload your file (word or PDF) to the Turnitin link on
the course website. The exam is due by Friday at 11am pacific time. Good luck!
1. For Durkheim, why can’t the collective consciousness be the source of social
solidarity in modern societies? Be sure to define the collective consciousness. In
modern societies, what has replaced the collective consciousness as the source
of social solidarity?
2. For Durkheim, how is modern society like religion? Be sure to articulate
Durkheim’s definition of religion (and its different elements) as it applies to
totemic societies then contrast and compare that with modern societies.
3. What are Durkheim’s four types of suicide? How is each type connected to social
integration and/or regulation? Provide examples of each form.
4. Why is charismatic authority most threatening to legal-rational and traditional
authority? Make sure to define each type of legitimate domination and point out
its basis of legitimacy. At the same time, what are some weaknesses of
charismatic authority?
5. For Weber, how did ascetic Protestantism contribute to the proliferation of the
spirit of capitalism? Make sure to define the different elements of the ascetic
Protestantism and the spirit of capitalism and then show how they are connected
to each other.
6. For Weber, what is the distinction between class, class situation, and status?
How do they interact with each other? Make sure to provide Weber’s definition of
each concept. How is Weber’s class/class situation/status distinction similar
and/or different from Marx’s understanding of class (make sure to define Marx’s
definition of class).
7. Take any two theorists from the class and compare and contrast how they
understand the role of religion in modern societies. Make sure to define concepts
when you use them. You can focus on similarities or differences, but the best
answers will look at both and provide at least two examples of similarities and
differences.
8. Compare and contrast one pair from the following concepts: alienation, anomie,
and disenchantment. Make sure you define each concept. How are they similar?
How are they different? The best answers will use more than one example.