First, Mechanical Solidarity which includes the common roots of identity and similarity across a social group, the solidarity is derived from likeliness and obligations. Second, Organic Solidarity is the mutual dependency based on interdependence of the different parts of the society. He gave the idea that societies had evolved through the division of labour from mechanical to organic forms which can also be classified as simple to complex forms.
Durkheim believed that the diminishing solidarity highlighted the pathological condition. He pointed out that modern societies need to search for new ideas for reinforcing the social norms and setup a shared belief system which promotes a sense of belonging and affiliation in a society. He suggested that social cohesion could be a resulting from the action of workgroups. Such occupational groups had the capability to replace the traditional normative functions such as religion, local community, and the family values. The relationships amongst such occupational groups would be economic in which they would work together to reach agreements regarding the conditions of labor and wages. In addition to the economical relations these relations would also be political. They would also function as social organizations because Durkheim thought that individuals within a society will share interests and a sense of collective identity.
A modern view about organization has been influenced a lot by Durkheim’s biological analogies and more importantly consensual view of social order. He gave a view that the society is interdependent and is a living eco system that comprises of interrelated parts that are depending on each other for survival.
首先，其中包括共同的根在一个社会群体的身份和相似的机械团结，团结是来自调子和义务。其次，有机团结是社会的不同部分相互依存，相互依存的基础上。他给社会的想法，通过分工机械有机形式也可分为简单到复杂的形式已经演变。
迪尔凯姆认为递减团结突出的病理条件。他指出，现代社会需要寻找新的思路，加强社会规范和促进的归属感，在一个社会中的从属关系，设置一个共同的信念系统。他建议，社会凝聚力可能是从工作组的作用。这样的职业群体有能力取代传统的规范功能，如宗教，地方社区和家庭价值观。等职业群体之间的关系是经济中，他们将共同努力，关于劳动工资的条件下达成协议。除了经济关系，这些关系也将是政治性的。他们也会充当社会组织，因为涂尔干认为个人在社会中分享利益和集体身份意识。
涂尔干的社会秩序的生物类比，更重要的是两厢情愿，一个现代化的组织的看法已经影响了很多。他给了一个认为社会是相互依存的，是一个活的生态系统，包括相互关联的部分，视对方为生存。
