On any given day, you probably depend on many strangers to provide electricity, water, natural gas, weather forecasts, and other services. According to Émile Durkheim, this interdependence gives rise to

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Durkheim believed that in modern societies, interdependence leads to a type of solidarity called organic solidarity, where individuals rely on each other for specialized tasks and services. Mechanical solidarity, choice A, is characteristic of simpler societies where individuals share common beliefs, values and customs. Class consciousness, choice B, refers to the awareness of a shared identity and political interests among members of a particular social class. Pragmatism, choice D, is a philosophical approach that emphasizes practicality and consequences over theory and ethics.

On Any Given Day, You Probably Depend on Many Strangers