Durkheimian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A proponent of Durkheim's ideas.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French positivist sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science

    "Order maintenance, I would argue, shares this Durkheimian understanding of social categories as imitating nature."

Example

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"Order maintenance, I would argue, shares this Durkheimian understanding of social categories as imitating nature."

Etymology

From Durkheim + -ian.

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