All the great things in life begin with people we never imagined imaginable. Who would have thought that studying society would be worth anything or become a significant part of people's lives. In the late 1800s people had a very narrow mindedness which involved not knowing or even caring what the outside world was like. People knew that things happened in their society, but they never knew why or cared to find out. Society was run by religion and they didn't question it. A Frenchman published studies that showed that societies are strong and could become things that people never imagined. He demonstrated that within society there were numerous groups and he could pinpoint their behavior and roles in any given society, and people were in awe. Finally, people were opening up to the ideals of what a society could be. Without Emile Durkheim, the father of sociology, sociology may never have achieved great attributes or been considered something worth pursuing. Durkheim represented the change that people needed to make their society something worth changing and fighting for. Durkheim's work had no limits, he was able to explore any aspect of sociology he wanted, and that is exactly what he set out to do. Durkheim realized several problems that people had within society and with these problems he found the answers. One of the problems he encountered was people committing suicide, in every society in the world. Suicide has never been considered more a question of why the person did it, Durkheim researched many definitions of suicide itself and the reality of how/why people broke the social norm. Another important contribution given by Durkheim concerns the study of deviance and crime. Him... middle of paper... waiting for them to go and explore all the other opportunities within the company. Works Cited1. Elwell, Frank W. "The Sociology of Emile Durkheim" A Site for College Students "by Frank W. Elwell Rogers State University." Homepage by Emile Durkheim. 2003. October 20, 2013 .2. George, Catlin. "Deviance." Deviance. October 11, 2013 .3. Jones, Robert A. "Suicide (1897)." Suicide (1897). October 10, 2011. October 15, 2013 .4. Jones, Robert A. "The Division of Labor in Society (1893)." The Division of Labor in Society (1893). October 10, 2013. October 10, 2013 .5. Lee, Bryant. "Functionalism." Functionalism. October 22. 2013 .