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Émile Durkheim on Social Facts

14m · Chasing Society · 15 Sep 20:00

This episode zooms in on Durkheim's concept of social facts as outlined in The Rules of the Sociological Method.

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Émile Durkheim on Social Facts

This episode zooms in on Durkheim's concept of social facts as outlined in The Rules of the Sociological Method.

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