Table of Contents

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The field of sociology; 2. Methods of explanation and analysis; 3. The science of morality; 4. Moral obligation, duty and freedom; 5. Forms of social solidarity; 6. The division of labour and social differentiation; 7. Analysis of socialist doctrines; 8. Anomie and the moral structure of industry; 9. Political sociology; 10. The social bases of education; 11. Religion and ritual; 12. Secularisation and rationality; 13. Sociology of knowledge; Index.

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This 1972 book is a collection of Durkheim's writings drawing upon the whole body of his work.