Which of the following is NOT an example of organic solidarity?
A)A Ford Motors employee assembling taillights on an assembly line
B)A freelance artist creating a sculpture of Barack Obama
C)A fast-food employee putting burgers into their buns
D)A toll-booth employee collecting toll change

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Organic solidarity is a concept developed by sociologist Émile Durkheim, describing a form of social cohesion that arises in complex, industrial societies, where individuals perform highly specialized tasks. In such societies, people are interdependent because of the division of labor, but they do not necessarily share the same values or beliefs. Choices A, C, and D all describe roles within larger organizations or systems where the tasks are specialized and the workers are dependent on others within a larger system. Choice B, a freelance artist creating a sculpture, represents an individualistic and creative task that does not inherently rely on a complex division of labor or interdependence with others in the same way, making it an example of what Durkheim might consider a more traditional form of solidarity or even an example of work outside the strict definitions of organic or mechanical solidarity.

Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of Organic