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To begin his article Durkheim is says that Sociology is “in the stage of system-building… because the problem is proposes is not clear-cut.” What he is saying here is that Sociology is not a fully excepted science at this time because of the uncertainties t ....

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.... on the “objective” structures of society, such as the church and family, to see how the “individual” is molded. Durkheim makes some great points in this article and his argument is strong. I agree with almost everything that he is claiming in this article. How Sociology cannot be general in any way, shape or form. Furthermore, how society shapes the individual through the various institutions in society. On the other hand, the manifestations about history part my be a little off though. Because history is what changes the structures of society and hence the way society shapes us. By looking at history we can see how we were shaped ....