EMILE DURKHEIM'S SOCIOLOGY AS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SOCIAL FACTS INTRODUCTION Any science that is 'born' usually has difficulty maturing. Hardly does it grow free of uncertainties, it is usually vague and precarious of that sector of reality toward which it is oriented; if it devoid of a clearer self-image and a general guiding rule. Such was the case of Sociology, not until Durkheim came up with his splendid classical writings. However, since the inception …showed first 75 words of 6530 total…

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