Question :

"Durkheim saw a number of problems arising from specialization in industrial societies, but believed that the promise of the division of labour outweighed the problems. Durkheim also saw a fundamental difference between preindustrial and industrial societies. He believed that the specialized division of labour and the rapid expansion of industrial society contained threats to social solidarity. They tended to produce a situation of anomie".

(a) How do the Functionalists view work as a basis for social solidarity?
(b) Critically analyse Durkheim's views with regards to conditions leading to anomie.
(c) To what extent is a situation of ‘anomie' prevalent in the Mauritian society?
(d) Describe the steps needed to control a situation of ‘anomie'.