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...Each developing the discipline in their respective area, contributed to the social science course becoming what it is today. Durkheim the man who coined the term social facts and some sociological theories on functionalism, division of labour in society, education and social solidarity, methodology, positivism and sociology, primitive classification, religion and suicide. Durkhiem believe that social facts should be considered as things in the same way as the objects and events of the natural world.
Karl Marx is the person responsible forthe conflict perspective, also had some sociological theories on alienated labour, culture, labour theory and commodities, the lower strata, the middle class, power and the state, religion, ruling ideas, social stratification, unemployment, women, the working class. In his theories you will notice factors that will explain what he was trying to accomplish, which later manifested itself in the Communism of Russia.
MR. EMILE DURKHEIM
BIOGRAPHY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Durkheim
Mr. Emile David Durkheim, the founder of the modern field of sociology, was born in Epinal, France on April 15, 1858. The Annee Sociologique was the first journal committed to social science and was created by Mr. Durkheim.
He came for a long history of pious French Jews, his father and grandfather was Rabbis. Durkheim himself was also studying to become a Rabbi, but at the age of thirteen after his Jewish confirmation he was influenced by a female Catholic teacher to study Catholicism. After some time he was no longer involved in any religion and became a nonbeliever.
A brilliant student he was at the College d'Epinal, he was awarded various honours and prizes. Having such academic potential, he was transferred to one of France's great high schools, the Lycee Louis-le-Grand in Paris. After he wanted to attend the...
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