(1)INTRODUCTION: David Emile Durkheim was a French Sociologist born in 1858 in Epinal ,France. He was a pioneer in the field of sociology and considered as one of the founder of modern sociology .His works were focused on the study of society and social life. He analysed the ways in which a society and its various branches and sub branches works.His famous work includes , The Division of Labour in Society ( 1893) ,The Rules of Sociological Method (1895), Sucide : A Study in Sociology (1897), & The Elementary Forms …show more content…
Normal are most useful which helps in assisting in maintening society and its social life., where as Pathological social facts are those that are associated with social problems. For example crime is pathological social fact and we consider it as bad oe evil as it breaks social value, but from scientific view it would be wrong to label crime as immoral or abnormal.According to durkheim when there is increase in crime rates it becomes pathological social fact. If in a society it is found that it has no normal phenomena and become away or far from normal society then it becomes a pathological. According to Durkheim for a normal phenomenon ,which might have some immoral concerns,will not be eliminated by us. But if it is a pathological then there will be some scientific arguments to reform …show more content…
The foundation concept of this classification is that each society differ from other in term of complexity. “Horde” is the name given to society of one kind, by Durkheim. This “horde” is simplest among all society. When these horde grops together then it becomes simple poly- segmental societies having clans and tribes. The grouping of various tribes forms poly-segmental societies which are just compunded. Further union of these tribes forms bigger societal structure such as