Comparative Analysis of the Concept of Social Facts in Three Plays by Arthur Miller with the Approach of Emile Durkheim's Sociology

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Master's degree in Dramatic Literature, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch

10.5281/zenodo.15497918
Abstract
Durkheim is one of the greatest sociological theorists whose major works tend towards the positivist school. The first famous principle of his sociology was that social events should be studied as objects; the title of Durkheim's doctoral dissertation is On the Social Division of Labor. In this work, he examines the social causes of the transition from traditional to modern society. Another important work of his in positivist sociology is called Suicide, in which he uses statistical data to classify the suicide rate in different strata and societies. Miller's theory is about the structure of capital and helps to form the basis for modern thinking in the structure of capital. This theory states that the value of a company in the absence of taxes, bankruptcy costs, agency costs, and asymmetric information, and in a labor market, is not affected by the way it is financed. The aim of the research is to analyze the concept of social facts in the play by Arthur Miller with the sociological approach of Emile Durkheim, which leads to a greater understanding of Miller's play. In this research, the collection of materials was carried out using a library method. The type of research is descriptive-analytical, and at the end, the similarities of Durkheim's sociological theories in Miller's plays are clearly observed.

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Comparative Analysis of the Concept of Social Facts in Three Plays by Arthur Miller with the Approach of Emile Durkheims Sociology

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