According to Durkheim, When a Society Increases in Size, Its

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to Durkheim, when a society increases in size, its division of labor becomes more specialized. People begin to depend upon one another and become interdependent. This form of social cohesion was a concept that he termed ________.

• A) Gemeinschaft
• B) organic solidarity
• C) mechanical solidarity
• D) Gesellschaft

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Definitions:

Communist-Front Organizations

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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