Social Theorists
Emile Durkheim
English: dur-KYME; French: [ay-MEEL dyrk-EM].
Also Known As David Emile Durkheim
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One of the principal founders of modern sociology, who worked to apply scientific method systematically to the discipline and studied how societies hold together as the traditional bonds of family and church gave way to modern economic relations.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountEpinal, Lorraine, France 2 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountEstablished sociology as an independent academic discipline built on a scientific methodology centered on the study of social facts. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountThe Division of Labour in Society (1893) 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountThe Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (1912) 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountThe Rules of Sociological Method (1895) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Durkheim traced how legal systems shift from repressive law to restitutive law as societies grow more complex.
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1. Wikipedia: Emile Durkheim
WikipediaLead sectionQuote, Lead section
David Emile Durkheim (15 April 1858 - 15 November 1917) was a French sociologist.
1. Wikipedia: Emile Durkheim
WikipediaDeath sectionQuote, Death section
Emotionally devastated, Durkheim collapsed of a stroke in Paris two years later, on 15 November 1917.
2. Social Sci LibreTexts, The History of Sociology
LibreTexts (Solano Community College)1.2 The History of Sociology, Durkheim and Social IntegrationQuote, 1.2 The History of Sociology, Durkheim and Social Integration
One of Durkheim's primary goals was to analyze how modern societies could maintain social integration after the traditional bonds of family and church were replaced by modern economic relations.
Wikipedia: Structural Functionalism
WikipediaTheories Developed: Structural Functionalism, sociological branch discussionView the Source Wikipedia: Anomie
Wikipedia: Totem
WikipediaPractices Studied: Totemism, Durkheim section, The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (1912)View the Source Wikipedia: Sociology of Law
Wikipedia: Sociology of Religion
WikipediaAssociated With: Religion, Durkheim discussion, Functionalism sectionView the Source Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
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