"Classical sociologist Emile Durkheim's focus on one of his primary interests - the family - has appeared only in scattered sources, with many not even translated into English. For these reasons, his writings are little known and have not been presented and analyzed holistically. Mary Ann Lamanna brings together Durkheim's ideas on the family from these diverse sources and presents his family sociology systematically and comprehensively.

Durkheim's work in this area is situated in its historical context, and comparisons are drawn to present-day sociology of the family and family issues. Emile Durkheim on the Family is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in sociology of the family, social theory, family science, European intellectual history, women's studies, and legal history, as well as anyone generally interested in family studies or nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century European intellectual history."--BOOK JACKET.