As a result, “mechanistic solidarity” grows stronger at the expense of “organic solidarity.” The trend is often accelerated by the loss of jobs, which often leads people to abandon their professional and functional identities in favor of identities based on ethnicity, kinship, or religion.
在真实或臆想的危险环境里，人们借助同质化身份进行组织的倾向性越来越强。结果导致“机械团结”战胜“有机团结”而成为社会的主流现象。上述趋势往往受到失业的强化，失业迫使人放弃专业和职能身份，而更重视种族、血缘或宗教。