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The Durkheim Pages

The Durkheim Pages. Brought to You by Sonal and Menisha. One Of The Forefathers Of Sociology. General Information. - Born in Epinal France, April 15, 1858 - He strung from family of rabbis - Excellent student at College D’ Epinal - Wanted to pursue his career of a teacher

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The Durkheim Pages

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  1. The Durkheim Pages Brought to You by Sonal and Menisha One Of The Forefathers OfSociology

  2. General Information • - Born in Epinal France, April 15, 1858 • - He strung from family of rabbis • - Excellent student at College D’ Epinal • - Wanted to pursue his career of a teacher • - After finally completing his education, he began teaching philosophy in 1882 • - Durkheim’s son died in WW1

  3. Field of Research • - Durkheim’s work was greatly focused on the certainty of society and social structures • - Focused on the notions of collective representations (common ideas and symbols of a community). • - Introduced concept of society as a moral construct

  4. - Concept of collective conscience • Social order was dependent upon an implicit system of values • - Social unions arose for mutual interests • - Social facts: “ways of acting, thinking and feeling external to the individuals” • - Criticisms: his theory leaves out entirely the thought of the individual

  5. Important Contributions • - Created anomie • - Certain structures in society are so powerful that they control the actions of men. • - Principal works included: the division of labor in society, the rules of sociological method, suicide: a study in sociology • - Teacher of social science

  6. Why Is Durkheim Important • - Studies of social structure and change as well as collective consciences allowed society to determine the possible dangers that social implemented on them • - Moreover he was the world’s first official sociologist and was credited to making sociology a science

  7. Interesting Facts • His friends nicknamed him “the metaphysician” • - Durkheim tended to insult professors teaching styles a lot. • Because of this, he graduated at the bottom of his class • Although raised Jewish and after studying Catholicism Emile became Atheist later in life

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