| 释义 |
autonomy of sociology autonomy of sociology the viewpoint, as expressed by DURKHEIM in particular, that sociology must be formulated as a distinctive science, dealing with a level of reality that cannot be explained by reduction to other disciplines such as psychology or biology. Durkheim's view was that 'S ociety’ has a reality ‘sui generis’ – i.e. of its own kind. See also SOCIAL FACTS AS THINGS, SUICIDE. |