Herzog, Patricia Snell2024-12-232024-12-232023Herzog, Patricia Snell. 2023. “Durkheim’s Impact on Social Theory: Context, Cooperation, Collectives.” SocArXiv. doi: 10.31235/osf.io/m4ztj.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/45174This chapter provides a brief background on Émile Durkheim, who he was as a person and as a social theorist. Durkheim’s contributions to theories are grouped within their understanding for social contexts. The next section summarizes his contributions to theories regarding cooperation in society, and subsequently social collective. The chapter concludes by covering the lasting impacts of Durkheim’s social theories in contemporary studies.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalSocial TheoryDurkheimSocial contextsUrban lifeCooperationReligionSocial solidarityAltruismBook chapter