| Such parts are religion, family, and the economy. This network of parts is what the individual draws from for strength and the strength of this "knittedness" (Pescosolido and Georgianna, 43) to which religion contributes. The "network theory permits differentiating analytically between the structure of ties and their functions" (Pescosolido and Georgianna, 43). It is regulation and integration, important in networks, which enlarged Durkheim's theory to accommodate a more diverse society.
It isn't clear in Suicide, but Durkheim apparently thought that "with the development of modern societies...the influence of religion wanes" Giddens, 466). This makes the reevaluation of his early theory even more acceptable for today's society because he knew that the effect religion would exert over society would vary. It is the industrialization of the modern era that brought about "civil religions" (Giddens, 466), but "it is difficult to deny that civil symbols and rituals draw on similar social mechanisms to those found in traditional forms of religion" (Giddens, 466). Giddens refers to Durkheim as saying that "even modern societies depend for their cohesion on rituals that reaffirm their values; new ceremonial activities can thus be expected to emerge to replace the old" (466). Durkheim foresaw the transformation of religions and thus the reexamination of |