“Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts” / Beamish.

1. Explain Durkheim’s argument that anomie and egoistic suicides a constant feature in modern society? In
   other words, what is it about specific social conditions of modemity that creates the social conditions these
   two types of suicide?

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1. Do you think that Durkheim makes a compelling case for why suicide — i.¢e., the taking of one’s life is
   social phenomena rather they a psychological one? Explain.

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“Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modemity” / Beamish

1. Explain how the Manifesto is an example of understanding the relationship between structure (i.e., the
   capitalist structure) and human agency ({i.e., the proletariat as a revolutionary force). One-Page Response
   Max Weber —- Questions

The Spirit of Capitalism

1. What is Weber's argument that the spirit of capitalism came from the Protestant ethic? And why did
   Weber believe the iron cage of rationality was inevitable?

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