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Durkheim's Contribution to the Sociological Analysis of History.
- Source :
- Sociological Forum; Jun96, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p263, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Emile Durkheim has long been viewed as one of the founders of the so-called variables-oriented approach to sociological investigation. This view ignores his considerable achievements using the methodology of "case-based" historical analysis, most prominent among them, his lectures on the history of French education (The Evolution of Educational Thought). In this paper I first outline the intimate relationship that Durkheim envisioned between historical and sociological investigation. I then turn to his work on French education for substantive illustrations of his approach. Finally, I explore certain points of intersection between Durkheim's approach to history and present-day concerns, especially in regard to the role of culture in history and the opposition between prospective and retrospective ("teleological") strategies of historical analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCIAL sciences
SOCIOLOGY
HISTORICAL sociology
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIAL evolution
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08848971
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10809703
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408367