Citation

Alaszewski A, Manthorpe J. Nurs. Times 1995; 91(25): 34-35.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Nursing Times)

DOI

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PMID

7630755

Abstract

This second paper of six on the application of sociology in health care considers the work of Emile Durkheim. He was concerned with the production of social order through relationships and shared values. Durkheim conceived social phenomena as 'social facts' which could be studied, and his treatment of suicide as a case study of social fact is discussed here. His work on the processes of social cohesion has influenced the work of sociologists up to the present day.

Language: en