Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity (Modernity and Society)

Often described as ‘the father of sociologyвЂTM, Emile Durkheim ranks among the most important and influential figures in modern social thought. This volume captures the enduring value and importance of Durkheimian sociology, focusing on the diverse points of view – theoretical, substantive, methodological, and even normative – which it uses to analyze modern life. The book includes selections from DurkheimвЂTMs best-known writings as well as less widely-known texts that explore the themes of modern sociology. This comprehensive volume ranges across the entire spectrum of sociological inquiry, as seen by Durkheim. It also includes secondary readings by social thinkers of today, connecting the classic writings of Durkheim to contemporary issues. A thorough introductory essay by a leading Durkheim scholar, as well as his first-rate organization of material, makes this the definitive collection by and about Durkheim and his work. Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity 5 Contents 7 General Editor’s Foreword 11 Acknowledgments 15 Introduction – Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity 18 Part I Sociological Methodology 46 1 An Agenda for Sociology 48 Introduction 48 Durkheim Selection 49 From Suicide 49 Modern Selection 67 From Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste 67 Part II A Topography of Modernity 72 2 Social Structure and Collective Consciousness 74 Introduction 74 Durkheim Selections 75 From The Division of Labor in Society 75 “Note on Social Morphology” 94 Modern Selection 96 From “Open Schools – Open Society?”, Basil Bernstein 96 3 Culture and Symbolic Classification 100 Introduction 100 Durkheim Selections 101 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 101 From Primitive Classification (with Mauss) 108 From “Individual and Collective Representations” 111 Modern Selections 114 From The Royal Touch: Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France 114 From The Savage Mind, Claude Lévi-Strauss 116 From Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo, Mary Douglas 118 From Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance 120 From Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison 122 4 Collective Emotions and Ritual Process 124 Introduction 124 Durkheim Selections 126 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 126 From “A Discussion on Sex Education” 139 Modern Selections 142 From The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure 142 From “The Nature of Deference and Demeanor” 143 From “On Face-Work” 145 From “Stratification, Emotional Energy, and the Transient Emotions” 146 From “Historical Events as Transformations of Structures: Inventing Revolution at the Bastille” 151 5 Individual and Collective Agency 156 Introduction 156 Durkheim Selections 157 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 157 From The Evolution of Educational Thought 159 Modern Selections 173 From Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste 173 From “Culture and Political Crisis: ‘Watergate’ and Durkheimian Sociology” 175 Part III The Institutional Order of Modern Societies 182 6 The Modern State 184 Introduction 184 Durkheim Selections 185 From The Division of Labor in Society 185 From “Two Laws of Penal Evolution” 188 From Professional Ethics and Civic Morals 189 Modern Selections 203 From Selections from the Prison Notebooks 203 From “Civil Religion in America” 205 7 The Modern Economy 209 Introduction 209 Durkheim Selections 210 From The Division of Labor in Society 210 From Socialism and Saint-Simon 212 From The Division of Labor in Society 219 Modern Selections 229 From The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia 229 From The Moral Dimension: Toward a New Economics 231 8 Civil Society (1): Occupational Groups and Family 234 Introduction 234 Durkheim Selections 235 From Suicide 235 From Preface to the Second Edition of The Division of Labor in Society 237 From “Introduction to the Sociology of the Family” 243 From “The Conjugal Family” 243 Modern Selection 248 From To Empower People: From State to Civil Society 248 9 Civil Society (2): Education 253 Introduction 253 Durkheim Selections 254 From “Education: Its Nature and its Role” 254 From Moral Education 260 From The Evolution of Educational Thought 262 Modern Selections 266 From “The School Class as a Social System: Some of its Functions in American Society” 266 From Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, bell hooks 269 Part IV Morality and Modernity 272 10 Individuality and Autonomy 274 Introduction 274 Durkheim Selections 275 From The Division of Labor in Society 275 From Suicide 280 From Moral Education 285 From “The Determination of Moral Facts” 288 From “The Dualism of Human Nature” 289 From “Individualism and the Intellectuals” 291 Modern Selections 297 From “The Nature of Deference and Demeanor” 297 From Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children 298 Appendix – Durkheim’s Methodological Manifesto 300 Introduction 300 Durkheim Selections 301 From The Rules of Sociological Method 301 Index 312 Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 General Editor’s Foreword......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 15 Introduction – Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity......Page 18 Part I Sociological Methodology......Page 46 Introduction......Page 48 From Suicide......Page 49 From Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste......Page 67 Part II A Topography of Modernity......Page 72 Introduction......Page 74 From The Division of Labor in Society......Page 75 “Note on Social Morphology”......Page 94 From “Open Schools – Open Society?”, Basil Bernstein......Page 96 Introduction......Page 100 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life......Page 101 From Primitive Classification (with Mauss)......Page 108 From “Individual and Collective Representations”......Page 111 From The Royal Touch: Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France......Page 114 From The Savage Mind, Claude Lévi-Strauss......Page 116 From Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo, Mary Douglas......Page 118 From Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance......Page 120 From Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison......Page 122 Introduction......Page 124 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life......Page 126 From “A Discussion on Sex Education”......Page 139 From The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure......Page 142 From “The Nature of Deference and Demeanor”......Page 143 From “On Face-Work”......Page 145 From “Stratification, Emotional Energy, and the Transient Emotions”......Page 146 From “Historical Events as Transformations of Structures: Inventing Revolution at the Bastille”......Page 151 Introduction......Page 156 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life......Page 157 From The Evolution of Educational Thought......Page 159 From Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste......Page 173 From “Culture and Political Crisis: ‘Watergate’ and Durkheimian Sociology”......Page 175 Part III The Institutional Order of Modern Societies......Page 182 Introduction......Page 184 From The Division of Labor in Society......Page 185 From “Two Laws of Penal Evolution”......Page 188 From Professional Ethics and Civic Morals......Page 189 From Selections from the Prison Notebooks......Page 203 From “Civil Religion in America”......Page 205 Introduction......Page 209 From The Division of Labor in Society......Page 210 From Socialism and Saint-Simon......Page 212 From The Division of Labor in Society......Page 219 From The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia......Page 229 From The Moral Dimension: Toward a New Economics......Page 231 Introduction......Page 234 From Suicide......Page 235 From Preface to the Second Edition of The Division of Labor in Society......Page 237 From “The Conjugal Family”......Page 243 From To Empower People: From State to Civil Society......Page 248 Introduction......Page 253 From “Education: Its Nature and its Role”......Page 254 From Moral Education......Page 260 From The Evolution of Educational Thought......Page 262 From “The School Class as a Social System: Some of its Functions in American Society”......Page 266 From Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, bell hooks......Page 269 Part IV Morality and Modernity......Page 272 Introduction......Page 274 From The Division of Labor in Society......Page 275 From Suicide......Page 280 From Moral Education......Page 285 From “The Determination of Moral Facts”......Page 288 From “The Dualism of Human Nature”......Page 289 From “Individualism and the Intellectuals”......Page 291 From “The Nature of Deference and Demeanor”......Page 297 From Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children......Page 298 Introduction......Page 300 From The Rules of Sociological Method......Page 301 Index......Page 312

Often described as ‘the father of sociology’, Emile Durkheim ranks among the most important and influential figures in modern social thought. This volume captures the enduring value and importance of Durkheimian sociology, focusing on the diverse points of view – theoretical, substantive, methodological, and even normative – which it uses to analyze modern life. The book includes selections from Durkheim’s best-known writings as well as less widely-known texts that explore the themes of modern sociology.

This comprehensive volume ranges across the entire spectrum of sociological inquiry, as seen by Durkheim. It also includes secondary readings by social thinkers of today, connecting the classic writings of Durkheim to contemporary issues. A thorough introductory essay by a leading Durkheim scholar, as well as his first-rate organization of material, makes this the definitive collection by and about Durkheim and his work.

This comprehensive volume ranges across the entire spectrum of contemporary sociological inquiry, as seen by Durkheim. It also includes secondary readings by social thinkers of today, connecting the classic writings of Durkheim to contemporary issues.

• Organizes Durkheim's writings thematically, in a comprehensive collection
• Includes selections from Durkheim's best-known writings as well as less widely-known texts that explore the themes of modern sociology
• Contains secondary readings by key contemporary social thinkers today
• Connects the classic writings of Durkheim to contemporary issues
• Includes a substantial editorial introduction by a leading Durkheim scholar