Ebook: Emile Durkheim: Sociologist of Modernity

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.