Émile Durkheim

The Division of Labour in Society

Although the division of labour is not of recent origin, it was only at the end of the last century that societies began to become aware of this law, to which up to then they ha...

THE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE

The division of labor in society

Originally published in 1893 and never out of print, Emile Durkheim's groundbreaking work remains one of the cornerstone texts of the sociological canon--now updated and re-tran...

Suicide: A study in sociology.

There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks t...