Émile Durkheim's Contributions to Sociological Theory (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Émile Durkheim's Contributions to Sociological Theory This introductory chapter will contain: first, a discussion of terminology; and second, a setting forth of Durkheim's conception of the mind of the individual, as preparation for the examination of his social psychology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.