Mechanic to Organic Solidarity

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Distinction appears in Durkheim's 1893 work The Division of Labour in Society. Mechanical and Organic solidarity are ways in which social solidarity is fostered.

"The change involves moving from mechanical to organic (or biological) models as the metaphors for understanding the world and relationships. " (http://www.nfpv.com/lshiparticles/nosuchthing.html)