SOCY 151: Foundations of Modern Social Theory
Lecture 25 - Durkheim and Social Facts. Durkheim understood life sciences as divided into three branches: biology, which is interested in the body, psychology, which deals with the personality, and sociology,
which deals with collective representations. In The Rules of Sociological Method, Durkheim attempted to provide methodological rules and guidance for establishing social facts and how they are related to one another.
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| Lecture 25 - Durkheim and Social Facts |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Review of Final Test Questions |
| [00:24:15] | 2. "The Rules of Sociological Method": Major Themes |
| [00:25:26] | 3. When is a "Fact" Social? |
| [00:34:42] | 4. Social Facts Observed through Rigorous Discipline |
| [00:44:15] | 5. Distinctions between Normal and Pathological |
| [00:46:47] | 6. The Question of Causality |
| References |
| Lecture 25 - Durkheim and Social Facts Instructor: Professor Ivan Szelenyi. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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