How Would Durkheim Describe the Importance of a Social Structure

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Multiple Choice

How would Durkheim describe the importance of a social structure such as family?

• A)Family is one important source of inequality.
• B)Family exists only in the meaning it has for a particular person.
• C)Family plays a part in the operation of society.
• D)Family is the result of humanity's biological evolution.

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