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Durkheim

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Durk·heim  (dûrkhm, dür-km), Émile 1858-1917.
French social scientist and a founder of sociology who is known for his study of social values and alienation. His important works include The Rules of Sociological Method (1895).

Durkheim [ˈdɜːkhaɪm (French) dyrkɛm]
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(Biographies / Durkheim, Émile (1858-1917) M, French, SOCIAL SCIENCE: sociologist) Émile (emil). 1858-1917, French sociologist, whose pioneering works include De la Division du travail social (1893)
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Noun1.Durkheim - French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)


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collects 17 chapters written over the past thirty years on the thought of pioneering French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917).
If you are looking for an extended discussion of the merits and weaknesses of say, Emile Durkheim, this is the wrong book for you.
Emile Durkheim would say that groups commemorate events that are important in their collective history to reinforce their solidarity as a community, to remind themselves that they belong to this particular tribe.
 
 
 
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