Stuart is examining the attendance rates of the three churches in his community. According to Durkheim, the attendance rates of the church members at the three churches would be considered:
A) social facts.
B) social bonding.
C) social gatherings.
D) social networks.
E) social interest.

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According to Durkheim, social facts are ways of acting, thinking, and feeling external to the individual and endowed with a power of coercion, by which they control him. Church attendance rates, as a measure of collective behavior within a community, would be considered social facts because they reflect the societal norms and pressures that influence individual behavior.

Stuart Is Examining the Attendance Rates of the Three Churches