12
QuizMultiple Choice

Types of Societies

Question 12 • Sociology - EL1120

Mechanical solidarity is

Answer
A
the impersonal social relationships that arise with increased job specialization, in which individuals can no longer provide for all of their own needs.
B
the concentration of the population in cities.
C
the exchange of a good or service.
D
what sociologist Émile Durkheim suggests holds preindustrial societies together.

Explanation

Émile Durkheim used mechanical solidarity to describe the social bonds that hold preindustrial societies together. These bonds are based on shared traditions, beliefs, and ways of life. Choice A describes impersonal relationships associated with specialized, modern societies, which Durkheim called organic solidarity.

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