The Rules of Sociological Method
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The Rules of Sociological Method is a foundational sociological treatise that systematically defines social facts and outlines a rigorous scientific approach to studying society.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rules of Sociological Method Context triple: [Émile Durkheim, notableWork, The Rules of Sociological Method]
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A.
The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
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The Methodology of the Social Sciences
The Methodology of the Social Sciences is a foundational work by Max Weber that articulates his influential theories on social science methodology, including concepts like ideal types, value neutrality, and the interpretive understanding of social action.
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C.
The Study of Sociology
The Study of Sociology is an 1873 work by Herbert Spencer that lays out his early systematic approach to sociological theory and methodology.
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D.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
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E.
Rethinking Social Inquiry
Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rules of Sociological Method Target entity description: The Rules of Sociological Method is a foundational sociological treatise that systematically defines social facts and outlines a rigorous scientific approach to studying society.
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A.
The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
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B.
The Methodology of the Social Sciences
The Methodology of the Social Sciences is a foundational work by Max Weber that articulates his influential theories on social science methodology, including concepts like ideal types, value neutrality, and the interpretive understanding of social action.
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C.
The Study of Sociology
The Study of Sociology is an 1873 work by Herbert Spencer that lays out his early systematic approach to sociological theory and methodology.
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D.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
-
E.
Rethinking Social Inquiry
Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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non-fiction book ⓘ sociology book ⓘ |
| addresses |
autonomy of sociological explanation from philosophy
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autonomy of sociological explanation from psychology ⓘ criteria for scientific explanation in sociology ⓘ relationship between individual and society ⓘ |
| advocates | empirical study of social phenomena ⓘ |
| argues | social facts must be treated as things ⓘ |
| author | Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
normal and pathological social facts
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rules for distinguishing normal from pathological ⓘ rules for observation of social facts ⓘ The Rules of Sociological Method self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
rules for sociological explanation
rules for the demonstration of sociological proofs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| defines | social fact ⓘ |
| discipline | sociology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
external and constraining nature of social facts
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objectivity in sociological research ⓘ |
| followedBy | Suicide ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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theoretical work ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Rules of Sociological Method
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The Rules of Sociological Method (1982, edited by Steven Lukes)
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| hasPart |
chapters on social facts
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conclusion ⓘ introduction ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century sociology
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methodological debates in social sciences ⓘ structural functionalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Auguste Comte
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positivism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
scientific study of society
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social facts ⓘ sociological method ⓘ |
| movement | founding texts of sociology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational role in establishing sociology as a science
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systematic definition of social facts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Rules of Sociological Method
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Les Règles de la méthode sociologique
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| partOf | Durkheimian sociology ⓘ |
| proposes | sociology as a distinct science ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1895 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alcan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
methodology courses in social sciences
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sociology curricula ⓘ |
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The Rules of Sociological Method (1982, edited by Steven Lukes)