Durkheim wrote that he was not forced to speak French or to use the legal currency, but it was impossible for him to do otherwise.Durkheim was writing about
A)mechanical solidarity.
B)social relativity.
C)social facts.
D)social interaction.

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Durkheim was referring to the concept of social facts, which are social phenomena that exist outside of the individual and exert social control over them. He was highlighting that despite his personal will, he was compelled to conform to certain social facts such as using French language and legal currency.

Durkheim Wrote That He Was Not Forced to Speak French