Readings from Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim is regarded as a founding father of sociology, and is studied in all basic sociology courses. This handy textbook is a key collection of translations from Durkheim's major works. Introduction Part One— 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 Part Two— Division of Labour, Crime and Punishment Reading 3 The Division of Labour in Society Reading 4 Two Laws of Penal Evolution Part Three— Sociological Method Reading 5 The Rules of Sociological Method Part Four— Suicide Reading 6 Suicide Part Five— Religion and Knowledge Reading 7 The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life Reading 8 Primitive Classification Part Six— Politics Reading 9 Professional Ethics and Civic Morals Reading 10 Socialism Part Seven— Education Reading 11 The Evolution of Educational Thought Reading 12 Moral Education Bibliography of Durkheim's Major Works