To what extent, is Durkheim’s study of suicide relevant to the 21st Century

To what extent, is Durkheim’s study of suicide relevant to the 21st Century

Seminar Topic
How does Durkheim?s concernwith social order relate to modernity?
Is it possible to have a ‘science’ of society?
How does Durkheim?s study of suicide relate to his concerns for social order and social science?
Recommended Reading
Durkheim, E. ([1895] 1938) The Rules of Sociological Method, Chicago: Free Press.
Durkheim, E. ([1897] 1952) Suicide, London, Routledge.
Frisby, D. and Sayer, D. (1986) ?Society as Object? in Society, London: Ellis Horwood.
Giddens, A. (1983) Sociology: A Brief but Critical Introduction, London: Macmillan.
Giddens, A. (1993) New Rules of Sociological Method, 2nd edition, London: Hutchinson
Hughes J., Martin, P. Sharrock, W. (1995) Understanding Classical Sociology, London: Sage.