Emile Durkheim is a French sociologist and founder of the French school of sociology and played a significant role in establishing sociology as a separate discipline. His major works include “The Division of Labour in Society,” “The Rules of Sociological Method,” “Suicide,” and “The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. ”

This course discusses the major concepts and theories introduced by Emile Durkheim, which include collective consciousness, social facts, and theories of suicide.