Although He Founded Functionalism and Its Emphasis on Social Order

question 26

True/False

Although he founded functionalism and its emphasis on social order, sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid social change and a more specialized division of labor produced strains leading to a breakdown in traditional organization, values, and authority.

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