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Durkheim defined __________ as the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society. Group of answer choices Bourgeoisie Anomie Collective conscience The iron cage

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Answer: Collective conscience

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Emile Durkheim believed that people in a society had certain norms, values, beliefs, morals and attitudes that they shared collectively and had an unspoken agreement to respect.

He called this the "Collective Conscience" and believed that it kept the society in question together. For instance, committing murder is shunned collectively by most if not all societies which makes it part of their collective conscience.

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