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Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim. By Elana Atlas, Luis Padilla, and Emma Silberman. Background. Came from a long line of religious Jewish rabbis Born in Epinal, Lorraine, France. Influence of Sociology. Founded first European department of sociology Considered “father of sociology”

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Emile Durkheim

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  1. Emile Durkheim By Elana Atlas, Luis Padilla, and Emma Silberman

  2. Background • Came from a long line of religious Jewish rabbis • Born in Epinal, Lorraine, France

  3. Influence of Sociology • Founded first European department of sociology • Considered “father of sociology” • Established sociology as a positivist social science

  4. Influence • Jewish • Studied in Germany

  5. Theory • Sociology was an actual science that required the scientific method to study

  6. Major Studies • Case study of suicide- used quantitative method of criminology • Published Rules of the Sociological Method, Division of Labor in Society, and Elementary Forms of the Religious Life • How sociology should be studied

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