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Discuss the contributions of Durkheim to sociology. How far did his methodology influence sociological traditions?

  • UPSC 1985
  • Sociological Thinkers

Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) did more than anyone to turn sociology into an autonomous academic discipline. He gave it a distinct subject matter, a method, an empirical demonstration and an institutional base: the first French university course in social science (Bordeaux, 1887) and the journal L'Année sociologique (founded 1898). His methodology shaped most twentieth-century traditions, though…

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  • Substantive contributions
  • His methodology
  • Influence on sociological traditions
  • Limits of the influence
  • Conclusion

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