Emile Durkheim
Sociology founder
Sayings by Emile Durkheim
The normal is that which is most frequent.
Society needs crime, because crime is an integral part of all healthy societies.
Collective representations are the product of the interaction of individuals.
The individual is merely a receptacle for social forces.
Moral authority is the voice of society in us.
The progress of humanity is a series of suicides.
The primary function of religion is to maintain social cohesion.
The individual is not free to choose his beliefs or his actions.
Society is a reality sui generis.
The more differentiated society becomes, the more it needs a common morality.
The future of society depends on the moral education of its children.
The fundamental categories of thought are of social origin.
The ultimate object of sociology is to discover the laws of social life.
Anomie is a state of normlessness.
The sacred is the source of all moral authority.
The most important thing in life is to have a common purpose.
The individual is merely a reflection of society.
The normal man is the man who conforms to the norms of his society.
The essence of human nature is to be social.
The more a society is integrated, the less it will experience suicide.