Durkheimian sociology
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Durkheimian sociology is a sociological approach, rooted in the work of Émile Durkheim, that explains social life by analyzing how collective beliefs, rituals, and institutions create and maintain social cohesion and moral order.
All labels observed (2)
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| Durkheimian sociology canonical | 3 |
| Durkheimian school | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Durkheimian sociology Context triple: [Religion in Human Evolution, theoreticalApproach, Durkheimian sociology]
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Weberian sociology
Weberian sociology is a sociological approach developed by Max Weber that analyzes social action, authority, and culture through interpretive understanding and the role of ideas, values, and meanings in shaping social structures and historical change.
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The Sociological Tradition
The Sociological Tradition is a seminal work of social theory by Robert Nisbet that traces and interprets the major ideas and thinkers shaping classical sociology.
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Sociology: Investigations on the Forms of Sociation
"Sociology: Investigations on the Forms of Sociation" is Georg Simmel’s foundational sociological work that systematically analyzes the patterns, forms, and interactions that constitute social life.
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Heidelberg School of sociology
The Heidelberg School of sociology was an early 20th-century German sociological tradition centered at the University of Heidelberg, known for its cultural and historical approaches to social theory and its association with prominent scholars such as Alfred Weber.
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Pure Sociology
Pure Sociology is a foundational 1903 work by American sociologist Lester Frank Ward that systematically outlines his theory of sociology as a science capable of guiding social progress through rational planning and reform.
- 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: Durkheimian sociology Target entity description: Durkheimian sociology is a sociological approach, rooted in the work of Émile Durkheim, that explains social life by analyzing how collective beliefs, rituals, and institutions create and maintain social cohesion and moral order.
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A.
Weberian sociology
Weberian sociology is a sociological approach developed by Max Weber that analyzes social action, authority, and culture through interpretive understanding and the role of ideas, values, and meanings in shaping social structures and historical change.
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B.
The Sociological Tradition
The Sociological Tradition is a seminal work of social theory by Robert Nisbet that traces and interprets the major ideas and thinkers shaping classical sociology.
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C.
Sociology: Investigations on the Forms of Sociation
"Sociology: Investigations on the Forms of Sociation" is Georg Simmel’s foundational sociological work that systematically analyzes the patterns, forms, and interactions that constitute social life.
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D.
Heidelberg School of sociology
The Heidelberg School of sociology was an early 20th-century German sociological tradition centered at the University of Heidelberg, known for its cultural and historical approaches to social theory and its association with prominent scholars such as Alfred Weber.
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E.
Pure Sociology
Pure Sociology is a foundational 1903 work by American sociologist Lester Frank Ward that systematically outlines his theory of sociology as a science capable of guiding social progress through rational planning and reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
sociological approach
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theoretical framework in sociology ⓘ |
| analyzes |
function of institutions in maintaining social integration
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role of rituals in reinforcing collective conscience ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
study of deviance
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study of education ⓘ study of law ⓘ study of professional ethics ⓘ study of religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
altruistic suicide
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anomic suicide ⓘ egoistic suicide ⓘ fatalistic suicide ⓘ pathological forms of the division of labor ⓘ |
| assumes |
moral norms are socially produced
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primacy of society over the individual ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf | Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralProblem |
conditions of social order
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sources of social cohesion in modern societies ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
methodological individualism
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utilitarian individualism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective beliefs
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moral order ⓘ rituals ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ social institutions ⓘ |
| explains | how social facts constrain individual behavior ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collective conscience
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moral regulation ⓘ social integration ⓘ social solidarity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Robert K. Merton
NERFINISHED
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Talcott Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ neo-Durkheimian cultural sociology ⓘ structural functionalism ⓘ |
| influencedByWork |
Suicide
NERFINISHED
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The Division of Labor in Society NERFINISHED ⓘ The Elementary Forms of Religious Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rules of Sociological Method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodologicallyEmphasizes |
comparative method
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empirical study of institutions ⓘ study of social facts as things ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
anomie
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collective representations ⓘ mechanical solidarity ⓘ organic solidarity ⓘ social facts ⓘ |
| views |
society as a moral order
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society as a reality sui generis ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Durkheimian school