Question

Distinguish between normal and pathological social facts. 

27 Jul 2026
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Émile Durkheim distinguished between normal and pathological social facts to explain how societies maintain order and identify conditions of disorder. Social facts are ways of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside individuals and exert a coercive influence upon them. Their classification as normal or pathological depends on their relation to the overall health and functioning of a particular society. Normal social facts are those that are widespread in a given type of society and contribute to its stability, integration, and regular functioning. They are considered natural because they correspond to the conditions necessary for the existence and development of that society. For Durkheim, normality is determined by the generality of a social
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