Emile Durkhiem

• Many of Emile Durkheim's ideas still have practical applications to contemporary society
• Emile Durkheim suggested that crime is an essential part of a healthy society
• Emile Durkheim suggested that education should provide specialist skills for the complex division of labor in modern society
• Emile Durkheim was one of the earliest sociologists to adopt a scientific approach in his research
• Emile Durkheim recognized the evolution of society and the impacts of social change on a society's members
• Emile Durkheim's research took place in the birth of the modern era in Europe, at a time of great social change
• Emile Durkheim believed that while the majority of people conform, deviance that becomes acceptable leads to society adapting and changing to new norms and values
• Emile Durkheim was interested in the social connections between members of society
• Emile Durkheim suggested that crime reaffirms our collective conscience as society unites to condemn criminals that go against our values
• Emile Durkheim believed that education should reinforce the functions of a healthy society
• Emile Durkheim believed that crime is necessary for society to adapt and change to new norms and values