Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity (Modernity and Society)

Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity; Contents; General Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity; Part I Sociological Methodology; 1 An Agenda for Sociology; Part II A Topography of Modernity; 2 Social Structure and Collective Consciousness; 3 Culture and Symbolic Classification; 4 Collective Emotions and Ritual Process; 5 Individual and Collective Agency; Part III The Institutional Order of Modern Societies; 6 The Modern State; 7 The Modern Economy; 8 Civil Society (1): Occupational Groups and Family; 9 Civil Society (2): Education.;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 is. Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity 6 Contents 8 General Editor's Foreword 12 Acknowledgments 16 Introduction – Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity 19 Part I Sociological Methodology 47 1 An Agenda for Sociology 49 Introduction 49 Durkheim Selection 50 From Suicide 50 Modern Selection 68 From Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste 68 Part II A Topography of Modernity 73 2 Social Structure and Collective Consciousness 75 Introduction 75 Durkheim Selections 76 From The Division of Labor in Society 76 “Note on Social Morphology” 95 Modern Selection 97 From Open Schools – Open Society?Ž, Basil Bernstein 97 3 Culture and Symbolic Classification 101 Introduction 101 Durkheim Selections 102 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 102 From Primitive Classification (with Mauss) 109 From “Individual and Collective Representations” 112 Modern Selections 115 From The Royal Touch: Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France 115 From The Savage Mind, Claude Lévi-Strauss 117 From Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo, Mary Douglas 119 From Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance 121 From Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison 123 4 Collective Emotions and Ritual Process 125 Introduction 125 Durkheim Selections 127 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 127 From “A Discussion on Sex Education” 140 Modern Selections 143 From The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure 143 From “The Nature of Deference and Demeanor” 144 From “On Face-Work” 146 From “Stratification, Emotional Energy, and the Transient Emotions” 147 From “Historical Events as Transformations of Structures: Inventing Revolution at the Bastille” 152 5 Individual and Collective Agency 157 Introduction 157 Durkheim Selections 158 From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 158 From The Evolution of Educational Thought 160 Modern Selections 174 From Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste 174 From “Culture and Political Crisis: 'Watergate' and Durkheimian Sociology” 176 Part III The Institutional Order of Modern Societies 183 6 The Modern State 185 Introduction 185 Durkheim Selections 186 From The Division of Labor in Society 186 From “Two Laws of Penal Evolution” 189 From Professional Ethics and Civic Morals 190 Modern Selections 204 From Selections from the Prison Notebooks 204 From “Civil Religion in America” 206 7 The Modern Economy 210 Introduction 210 Durkheim Selections 211 From The Division of Labor in Society 211 From Socialism and Saint-Simon 213 From The Division of Labor in Society 220 Modern Selections 230 From The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia 230 From The Moral Dimension: Toward a New Economics 232 8 Civil Society (1): Occupational Groups and Family 235 Introduction 235 Durkheim Selections 236 From Suicide 236 From Preface to the Second Edition of The Division of Labor in Society 238 From “Introduction to the Sociology of the Family” 244 From “The Conjugal Family” 244 Modern Selection 249 From To Empower People: From State to Civil Society 249 9 Civil Society (2): Education 254 Introduction 254 Durkheim Selections 255 From “Education: Its Nature and its Role” 255 From Moral Education 261 From The Evolution of Educational Thought 263 Modern Selections 267 From “The School Class as a Social System: Some of its Functions in American Society” 267 From Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, bell hooks 270 Part IV Morality and Modernity 273 10 Individuality and Autonomy 275 Introduction 275 Durkheim Selections 276 From The Division of Labor in Society 276 From Suicide 281 From Moral Education 286 From “The Determination of Moral Facts” 289 From “The Dualism of Human Nature” 290 From “Individualism and the Intellectuals” 292 Modern Selections 298 From “The Nature of Deference and Demeanor” 298 From Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children 299 Appendix – Durkheim's Methodological Manifesto 301 Introduction 301 Durkheim Selections 302 From The Rules of Sociological Method 302 Index 313

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.

Selections Of Writings By And About Durkheim. Introduction -- Emile Durkheim: Sociologist Of Modernity / Mustafa Emirbayer -- Part I: Sociological Methodology -- An Agenda For Sociology -- Part Ii: A Topography Of Modernity -- Social Structure And Collective Consciousness -- Culture And Symbolic Classification -- Collective Emotions And Ritual Process -- Individual And Collective Agency -- Part Iii: The Institutional Order Of Modern Societies -- The Modern State -- The Modern Economy -- Civil Society (1): Occupational Groups And Family -- Civil Society (2): Education -- Part Iv: Morality And Modernity -- Individuality And Autonomy -- Appendix: Durkheim's Methodological Manifesto. Edited By Mustafa Emirbayer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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