Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Educated in france and germany, durkheim taught social science at the univ. There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. It is ostensibly a case study of suicide, a publication unique for its time that provided an example of what the sociological monograph should look li. Suicide, a study in sociology paperback august 24, 2017. Actually, durkheim managed to make major contribution on the structural functionalism development alongside sociology in general durkheim, 1951. His view that the methods of natural science can be applied to the study of society was influenced by the positivist. Emile durkheim author of the elementary forms of religious life. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks to the pioneering thinker emile durkheim. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading suicide. Suicide a study in sociology by emile durkheim abebooks. Durkheim believed there was more to suicide than extremely personal individual life circumstances. A classic book about the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the worlds most influential sociologists.
Mv suicide suicide a study in sociology by emile durkheim translated by john a. Spaulding and george simpson edited with an introduction by george simpson the free press, glencoe, illinois. The elegance and apparent simplicity of durkheim s suicide belies its importance in the history of sociological thought. His problem is indicated in the title but his analysis of the problem, both. Published in 1897, the book was the first to present a sociological study of suicide, and its conclusion that suicide can have origins in social causes rather than just being due to individual temperament was groundbreaking at the time. A study in sociology by emile durkheim, 2002 online. Du bois, karl marx and max weberis commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science much of durkheim s work was concerned with how societies could maintain their integrity and. It was the first methodological study of a social fact in the context of society.
Even for the psychologically oriented reader this holds more than merely historical interst. Of the four major works of the renowned french sociologist, emile durkheim, only le suicide has remained to be translated. Emile durkheim did a study about suicide rates he compared the suicide rates between catholics and protestants, and found that there was less suicides amongst catholics, and also that less women committed suicide than men. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Aug 04, 2005 there would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. A study in sociology by emile durkheim a classic book about the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the worlds most influential sociologists. Suicide a study in sociology by durkheim emile abebooks.
One cannot help being impressed by the wealth of knowledge and the perspicacity revealed in it, and there have certainly been few more compact presentations ofsociopsycholgical problems. Indeed, each society has a definite aptitude for suicide, the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oct 17, 20 as a person with an undergraduate degree in sociology and a ph. Instead, he took suicide and explained it as a social fact instead of a result of ones circumstances. One to one online tution can be a great way to brush. A study in sociology routledge classics kindle edition by durkheim, emile.
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Durkheim wanted to understand why some people were more likely than others to take their own lives. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. A study in sociology 9780684836324 by emile durkheim and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. As a result, i purchased a kindle edition of this classic research study. Groundbreaking he may be, but a gifted writer he is not. Of the four major works of the renowned french sociologist, emile. A brilliant study, it is regarded as one of the most important books durkheim ever wrote. The problem with the hard copy is it lacks an index. Students of sociology will continue to be required to study this book, which will remain on the sociological agenda for many years yet to come. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. A study in sociology on your kindle in under a minute. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
The elegance and apparent simplicity of durkheims suicide belies its importance in the history of sociological thought. Emile durkheim,durkheim suicide,emile durkheim suicide. One cannot help being impressed by the wealth of knowledge and the perspicacity revealed in it, and there have certainly been few more compact presentations of sociopsychological problemspsychoanalysts no less than sociologists will find the study of durkheims book. Emile durkheim 1858 1917 was concerned primarily with how societies could maintain their integrity and coherence in the modern era, when things such as shared religious and ethnic background could no longer be assumed. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read suicide. In fact, durkheim never denied that suicide could be studied by the methods of psychology, but he did insist that suicide could also be studied independent of its individual manifestations, as a social fact. The year 2017 marked the 159th anniversary of his birth. Indeed, each society has a definite aptitude for suicide, the relative intensity of. Durkheim, emile, riley, alexander, buss, robin, sennett, richard. Social integration is the degree to which an individual feels connected to the other people in his or her group or community durkheims study of suicide. Le suicide is an 1897 book written by french sociologist emile durkheim. Durkheims division of labor and work on relgion, as well as webers theory on the protestant ethic and the. He formally established the academic discipline of sociology andwith w. Suicide book project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Emile durkheim conducted a research in 1869, on suicide rate in three countries, denmark england and france. He is widely regarded as the founder of the french school of sociology. A must read for anyone studying sociological theory. Farsighted and trailblazing in its conclusions, suicide makes an immense contribution to our understanding to what must surely be one of the least understandable of acts. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A study in sociology routledge classics 2 by durkheim, emile isbn. The elementary forms of the religious life was first published in english in 1915. The first exemplar of modern scientific sociology, durkheims classic.
Anthony giddens suicide remains one of the most incisive and profound critiques of modern society ever written. That is, clear in the sense that it exposes durkheim s perspective on the then newly founded science sociology. Emile durkheim was a french philosopher who was born on 15 april, 1858. Find suicide, a study in sociology by durkheim, emile at biblio. Durkheim s seminal monograph, suicide 1897, a study of suicide rates amongst catholic and protestant populations, pioneered modern social research and served to distinguish social science from his first major sociological work was the division of labor in society 1893. It matches the orientation of the primary students to study the sociology, because the preliminary knowledge isn ft. Suicide study sociology by emile durkheim abebooks. A study in sociology identified his rules of sociological method. He was not interested in determining the personality traits of the individuals who committed suicide, however, he wanted to identify social links in the countries which influence the rate of suicide. Aug 18, 2015 this feature is not available right now.
Nov 08, 20 suicide think about suicide for a second no not about doing yourself in but about the act in a way it is the singular most individual act anyone can do the decision to end your own life 4. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. To honor the birth and life of this important sociologist, take a look at why he remains important to sociologists today. In order to study social life in modern societies, durkheim sought to create one of the first scientific approaches to social phenomena. It was the first methodological study of a social fact in the context of. Le suicide by french founding sociologist emile durkheim is a classic text in sociology that is widely taught to psychology students. It is ostensibly a case study of suicide, a publication unique for its time that provided an example of what the sociological monograph should look like. On a sociological perspective when comte and spencer were considered as the founding fathers of sociology, durkheim is considered as the grandfather and the systematic approach to study the society began with him.
This is a groundbreaking study in sociology by notable functionalist, emile durkheim. Some argue that it is not a case study, which makes it unique among other scholarly work on the same subject. The book addresses suicide and its social causes and argues. Basically, durkheim explored the various suicide rates amongst different religious groups and specifically between the catholics alongside the protestants.
In suicide a study in sociology, now available in readable accurate translation, durkheim does not deal much with law or legal institutions. Page 42 so, if we follow common use, we risk distinguishing what should be combined, or combining what should be distinguished, thus mistaking the real affinities of things, and accordingly misapprehending their nature. This study aims at introducing the necessity and importance of the sociology to the public, but not at sophisticatedly professional people. Anticipating the argument of book two, durkheim thus suggested that suicide is. He recognized that, if anything can explain how we as individuals relate to society, then it is suicide. For me, i really need an index for my current research. Durkheim durkheims classic work, first published in 1897 is essential reading in sociology for one major reason.
Suicide, a study in sociology hardcover august 8, 2015. A brief overview of emile durkheims role in sociology. Along with max weber he is considered one of the chief founders of modern sociology. Aug 04, 2005 farsighted and trailblazing in its conclusions, suicide makes an immense contribution to our understanding to what must surely be one of the least understandable of acts. Du bois, karl marx and max weberis commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science.
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