TY - JOUR ID - soton80219 UR - https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/80219/ IS - 1 A1 - Crow, Graham Y1 - 2010/01// N2 - 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. JF - Sociology Compass VL - 4 SN - 1751-9020 TI - Social solidarities SP - 52 AV - none EP - 60 ER -