Sociologists Emile Durkheim and Ferdinand Tӧnnies both__________ .
A) were interested in the economic system of a society
B) were both more concerned with change than with stability
C) developed typologies to explain change in the social structure of societies
D) analyzed interpersonal interaction

Question

Sociologists Emile Durkheim and Ferdinand Tӧnnies both__________  .
A) were interested in the economic system of a society
B) were both more concerned with change than with stability
C) developed typologies to explain change in the social structure of societies
D) analyzed interpersonal interaction

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Both Durkheim and Tӧnnies developed typologies to explain change in the social structure of societies. Durkheim proposed the concepts of mechanical and organic solidarity, while Tӧnnies developed the concepts of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Both typologies were meant to explain the different types of social bonds that exist in societies and how changes in these bonds can affect the social structure.

Sociologists Emile Durkheim and Ferdinand Tӧnnies Both__________