%0 Journal Article
%@ 1751-9020
%A Crow, Graham
%D 2010
%F soton:80219
%J Sociology Compass
%N 1
%P 52-60
%T Social solidarities
%U https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/80219/
%V 4
%X This study explores the concept of social solidarity by elaborating on five propositions about mutually supportive social relationships. These five propositions are that social solidarity was a key issue for the founding figures of the discipline of sociology in the 19th century; that this sociological interest in social solidarity has continued down to the present day; that in the development of sociological analyses of social solidarity there has also been fruitful engagement with neighbouring disciplines; that social solidarity can sometimes be associated with social problems as well as with desirable social outcomes; and that the nature and causes of social solidarity are matters of important on-going debate.