Emile Durkheim Biography

Emile Durkheim biography

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NAME: Emile Durkheim
OCCUPATION: Sociologist
BIRTH DATE: April 15, 1858
DEATH DATE: November 15, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH: Épinal, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France

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Émile Durkheim was a pioneer of French sociology and the author of The Division of Labour in Society and Suicide.

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Émile Durkheim was greatly influenced by philospher August Comte, and believed that ethical and moral structures were endangered by technology and mechanization. He felt that the division of labor produced alienation among workers, and feared the greed inspired by increased prosperity. His books include The Division of Labour in Society, Suicide, and The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.