SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Teaching Philosophy, Money-B
21 Nov 2013
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Jewish background (rejected this when he hit his teenage years) Father, grandfather and great grandfather were all rabbis. He was fascinated by the role of religion in society. Through his family he learned the importance of hard work & saving money: education: From the very beginnings of his education, durkheim excelled and was an outstanding student in so that, he jumped ahead 2 full classes. Studies in college: due to his hard work and intelligence, he was given entry to a prestigious college in france, studied scientific methods and moral principles rather than latin. Interest in sociology: comte has coined the term sociology in the 1830"s, he thought sociology could help him in terms of understanding pressing social issues contributing to the improvement of french society, early employment: Working as a high school teacher near paris teaching philosophy. Did a study for the french ministry of education for 1 year.
