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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820016903321

Autore

Durkheim Emile <1858-1917.>

Titolo

Readings from Emile Durkheim / / edited by Kenneth Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-27366-5

1-134-27367-3

1-280-05958-3

0-203-33714-X

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 173 pages)

Collana

Key texts

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonKenneth <1937->

Disciplina

201

Soggetti

Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Chichester : E. Horwood ; London ; New York : Tavistock Publications, 1985.

"Translations from works such as De la division du travail social (1893), Les regales de la methode sociologique (1895), Le suicide (1897), and Les formes elementaires de la vie religieuse (1912)."--Half title p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pt. 1. Sociology - its nature and programme -- Reading 1. Sociology and the social sciences -- Reading 2. Review of Antonio Labriola, essays on the materialist conception of history -- Pt. 2. Division of labour, crime and punishment -- Reading 3. The division of labour in society -- Reading 4. Two laws of penal evolution -- Pt. 3. Sociological method -- Reading 5. The rules of sociological method -- Pt. 4. Suicide -- Reading 6. Suicide -- Pt. 5. Religion and knowledge -- Reading 7. The elementary forms of the religious life -- Reading 8. Primitive classification -- Pt. 6. Politics -- Reading 9. Professional ethics and civic morals -- Reading 10. Socialism -- Pt. 7. Education -- Reading 11. The evolution of educational thought -- Reading 12. Moral education -- Bibliography of Durkheim's major works.

Sommario/riassunto

"Emile Durkheim is regarded as a 'founding father' of sociology, and is studied in all basic sociology courses. This handy textbook provides a collection of the key passages from Durkheim's major works and successfully encapsulates the core of his sociology." "With this text, Kenneth Thompson has effectively filled a gap that previously existed



in the literature available on Durkheim, by providing an outstanding collection of modern and reliable translations. Offering both in-depth coverage and useful reference, this text provides an indispensable aid to those seeking to gain access to Durkheim's writings."