Émile Durkheim and the Collective Consciousness of Society: A Study in Criminology

by Kenneth Smith

Book Overview

' mile Durkheim and the Collective Consciousness of Society: A Study in Criminology' challenges conventional thinking on the use of Durkheim's key concept of the 'collective consciousness of society', and represents the first ever book-length treatment of this underexplored topic. Operating from both a criminological and sociological perspective, Kenneth Smith argues that Durkheim's original concept must be sensitively revised and updated for its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783082283
• ISBN13: 9781783082285
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"