Explore the development of sociology as a scientific field. Learn how empirical research, data analysis, and technological ...

I have been studying the realm of “comic-con culture” and found that many dedicated fans describe something sacred about ...

I argue that the main ‘founder fathers’ of sociology – Marx, Weber and Durkheim – are all preoccupied with this matter, and in the contexts of their theoretical projects, offer perspectives on ...

The aim of this course is to explore some general trends in modern sociological theory by focusing on the way ... functional explanations of social differentiation. The late work of Durkheim: rituals, ...

Indeed, it may seem, well, almost religious. A popular starting point is French sociologist Emile Durkheim and his 1912 treatise, “The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.” One of Durkheim’s ...