Compare and evaluate Durkheim and Tonnies’ accounts of social integration in modern societies.

Both Durkheim and Tonnies discuss their views on social integration within society, and throughout this essay I shall critically assess both of these positions.  As stated in Steve Chapmans Essential Word Dictionary, the term social integration suggests a sense of belonging to a particular social group, community or society.  As society is progressively changing and adapting, so too are the communities within society.  However it is important to state that there are different types of community within society, the term must not be used too broadly.  A…(short extract)