Taking cognitive dualism seriously: Revisiting the Durkheim-Spencer debate on the rise of individualism

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-555

  Lizardo, Omar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cognition; Collective representations; Division of labor; Dualism; Durkheim; Individualism; Spencer

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849105738     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2009.52.4.533     Document Type: Review

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