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Émile Durkheim and the Collective Consciousness of Society: A Study in Criminology

By Kenneth Smith

Book information

Publisher
Anthem Press
Year
2014
ISBN
1783082275, 9781783082278
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2762557 bytes)
Series
Key Issues in Modern Sociology
Pages
276\277
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-10-28 15:50:58
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Description

This volume sets out to explore the use of Émile Durkheim’s concept of the ‘collective consciousness of society’, and represents the first ever book-length treatment of this underexplored topic. Operating from both a criminological and sociological perspective, Kenneth Smith argues that Durkheim’s original concept must be sensitively revised and suitably updated for its real relevance to come to the fore. Major adjustments to Durkheim’s concept of the collective consciousness include Smith’s compelling arguments that the model does not apply to everyone equally, and that Durkheim’s concept does not in any way rely on what might be called the disciplinary functions of society.

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