Question

Durkheim believed that people in industrial societies rely on one another in much the same way that the organs of the human body function interdependently. Social interaction is less personal, more status oriented, and more focused on specific goals and objectives. He referred to this condition as __________.

Answer 1

Answer: organic solidarity

Explanation: comes from the interdependence that arises from specialization of work and the complementarities between people—a development which occurs in modern and industrial societies.