The Division of Labour in Society

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book sociological work

The Division of Labour in Society is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes how increasing specialization in modern societies transforms social cohesion and the nature of social solidarity.

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Label	Occurrences
The Division of Labor in Society	3
The Division of Labour in Society canonical	2
De la division du travail social	1
Durkheim's late works	1

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Target entity: The Division of Labour in Society
Context triple: [Émile Durkheim, notableWork, The Division of Labour in Society]

A. Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that examines the development of human society and the origins of social and economic inequality.
B. The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
C. The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
D. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
E. Catéchisme positiviste
Catéchisme positiviste is a key philosophical work by Auguste Comte that systematically presents and popularizes his doctrine of positivism as a secular, quasi-religious moral and social system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Division of Labour in Society
Target entity description: The Division of Labour in Society is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes how increasing specialization in modern societies transforms social cohesion and the nature of social solidarity.

A. Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that examines the development of human society and the origins of social and economic inequality.
B. The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
C. The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
D. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
E. Catéchisme positiviste
Catéchisme positiviste is a key philosophical work by Auguste Comte that systematically presents and popularizes his doctrine of positivism as a secular, quasi-religious moral and social system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ sociological work ⓘ
analyzes	increasing specialization of labour ⓘ transition from traditional to modern societies ⓘ
arguesThat	division of labour is a source of social solidarity ⓘ modern societies are held together by organic solidarity ⓘ traditional societies are held together by mechanical solidarity ⓘ
author	Émile Durkheim ⓘ
centralConcept	collective conscience ⓘ
claimsThat	repressive law predominates in societies with mechanical solidarity ⓘ restitutive law predominates in societies with organic solidarity ⓘ
contributedTo	establishment of sociology as an academic discipline ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
discipline	sociology ⓘ
discusses	anomic division of labour ⓘ forced division of labour ⓘ
distinguishes	repressive law ⓘ restitutive law ⓘ
examines	moral regulation in modern societies ⓘ relationship between individualism and social cohesion ⓘ
focusesOn	integration of individuals in complex societies ⓘ moral basis of social order ⓘ
followedBy	The Rules of Sociological Method ⓘ
genre	social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation	The Division of Labor in Society ⓘ linked to: The Division of Labour in Society
influenced	20th-century sociology ⓘ structural functionalism ⓘ
introducesConcept	abnormal forms of the division of labour ⓘ
mainTopic	division of labour ⓘ law and society ⓘ modernity ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ social differentiation ⓘ social solidarity ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
originalTitle	De la division du travail social ⓘ linked to: The Division of Labour in Society
partOf	Durkheim’s early major works ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Paris ⓘ
proposesConcept	mechanical solidarity ⓘ organic solidarity ⓘ
publicationYear	1893 ⓘ
publisher	Alcan ⓘ
relatedWork	Suicide ⓘ
theoreticalApproach	functionalism ⓘ

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