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Before beginning the search for the method appropriate to the study of social facts it is important to know what are the facts termed ‘social’.
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Durkheim, E. (1982). What is a Social Fact?. In: Lukes, S. (eds) The Rules of Sociological Method. Contemporary Social Theory. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16939-9_2
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