Social Fact Durkheim

In What is a Social Fact? (1895) Durkheim explains how people are constrained or restricted by ‘Social Facts’. He believes people fall into patterns in the way they think, act, feel, believe, value, etc, and all those things are influenced and exist outside of the individual.
Durkheim goes on to explains that he carries out his commitments and fulfills his obligations or “duties as a brother, a husband, or a citizen” not because they have become his own sentiments, although they can become his own sentiments, but because they have been taught to him, even if one “wishes it or not”. It’s basically things that constrain an individual and make them feel pressured to act in predictable and established ways. Characteristics of social facts allow sociologist to study and identify them easily.
He also states that if he does not conform to the “norm” he will only be hurting himself overtime and will pay for the consequences of not following them. He then goes on to explain that if one chooses to not follow the facts or chooses to break free, one will certainly feel the overpowering constraint in resisting them. If one conforms to the “norms” they won't even acknowledge the fact that they are happening, rather its easy for them to forget they're even

He goes on to say that “most of our ideas and tendencies are not developed by ourselves, but comes from the outside world” and notes that people who are used to their own individualism and dislike the feeling of being controlled or ruled are in danger of feeling infuriated over time. They also can't help but feel diminished every time they are reminding that they are not dependent of themselves alone. Also, social factors control the way people react to things. They make people react in ways they wouldn't necessarily react if they were to be