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Record Nr.

UNINA9910171002703321

Autore

Thompson Kenneth <1937->

Titolo

Emile Durkheim / / Kenneth Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : E. Horwood

London ; ; New York, : Tavistock Publications, 1982

ISBN

1-134-49535-8

0-585-46513-4

0-203-40533-1

1-280-03121-2

1-134-49536-6

Edizione

[Revised ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Collana

Key sociologists

Disciplina

301.01

301/.092/4

Soggetti

Sociology - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 1982 by Ellis Horwood Ltd. and Tavistock Publications Ltd."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; EMILE DURKHEIM; KEY SOCIOLOGISTS; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; EditorTMs Foreword; EditorTMs Foreword to the Revised Edition; References; 1 Introduction; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; 2 Life and Intellectual Background; REFERENCES; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 SOCIOLOGYSÌŒITS NATURE AND PROGRAMME; 3.3 DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS; REFERENCES; 3.4 THE DIVISION OF LABOUR EM SOCIETY; REFERENCES; 3.5 THE RULES OF SOCIOLOGICAL METHOD; REFERENCES; 3.6 SUICIDE; REFERENCES; 3.7 RELIGION AND KNOWLEDGESÌŒTHE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE; REFERENCES; 3.8 POLITICS; REFERENCES

3.9 EDUCATIONCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ORIGINAL WORKS; ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS; ESSAYS AND REVIEWS; 1. GENERAL; 3. METHODOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY; 6. POLITICS; 7. EDUCATION AND MORALS; 8. MISCELLANEOUS; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines Durkheim's considerable achievements and situates them in their social and intellectual contexts, with a concise account of the major elements of Durkheim's sociology. The book



includes a critical commentary on the four main studies which exemplify Durkheim's contribution to sociology: The Division of Labour in Society; Suicide; The Rules of Sociological Method and The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.