CAPITALISM, DIVISION OF LABOR AND EDUCATION IN DURKHEIM

Authors

  • Michel Goulart da Silva Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Catarinense (IFC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5084271

Keywords:

Division of labor, Education, Marxism, Positivism

Abstract

This essay discusses the concept of division of labor in Emile Durkheim and how it unfolds into an elitist conception of education. Based on a bibliography on the subject, we seek to build a brief critique of Durkheim's set of ideas based on elements of Marxist theory.

References

DURKHEIM, Émile. Da divisão do trabalho social. São Paulo: Editora Martins Fontes, 1995.

DURKHEIM, Émile. Educação e Sociologia. São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 1978.

LOWY, Michael. As aventuras de Karl Marx contra o Barão de Munchhausen: marxismo e positivismo na sociologia do conhecimento. São Paulo: Cortez, 1994.

MANACORDA, Mario Alighiero. Marx e a pedagogia moderna. São Paulo: Cortez / Autores Associados, 1991.

SILVA, Michel Goulart (org.). Marxismo e natureza: ecologia, história e política. Pará de Minas: Virtualbooks, 2010.

Published

2021-08-02

Issue

Section

Essays

How to Cite

CAPITALISM, DIVISION OF LABOR AND EDUCATION IN DURKHEIM. Conjuncture Bulletin (BOCA), Boa Vista, v. 7, n. 20, p. 23–28, 2021. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5084271. Disponível em: https://revistaboletimconjuntura.com.br/boca/article/view/408. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2026.