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contributions to the development of the subject. Among 

 those who look upon classification as the principal means 

 of understanding social structure and social processes, 

 appear the names of LITTRE,DE RoBERTY,and LA COMBE. 

 FOUILLEE is representative of those who hold to the 

 analogy between social and biological organisms. Closely 

 akin to this group is LE BON, who has interpreted society 

 in terms of a quasi-psychological organism. Gabriel 

 TARDE, in his "Laws of Imitation," represents those 

 who have endeavored to explain social progress in terms 

 of a single principle. The name of Vacher DE LA POUGE 

 would appear among those who endeavor to explain 

 social progress through struggle and survival. Finally, 

 the name of LE PLAY, who founded the "Societe inter- 

 nationale des etudes pratiques d'economie sociale," 

 stands high among those who follow the inductive method 

 in studying social facts and forces. 



In addition to the above list, there are those who have 

 made distinct contributions to some specific field of 

 sociological research, or to the method of studying the 

 subject. QUETELET should be mentioned in this con- 

 nection for his efforts to adapt statistical methods to the 

 analysis and evaluation of social forces. Notable also 

 has been the work of LETOURNEAU on the evolution of 

 the family, of laws, of property, etc.; of DUMONT on the 

 effect of depopulation and caste on the objective of 

 sociology; of DURKHEIM, on primitive forms of religious 

 life, on suicide, prohibition of incest, etc.; of HUBERT 

 and MAUSS, on sacrifice and magic; of BOUGLE, on the 

 regime of castes; of SIMIAKD on the wages of mine work- 

 ers; and of many others. 



Periodicals and Societies. Besides direct contribu- 

 tions to the subject, as indicated above, the French have 

 taken an active part in founding journals and societies 



