Durkheim observed that as a society industrialized,
A)class conflict increased.
B)value-rational action guided behavior.
C)the means of production shaped life chances.
D)ties that bound individuals to one another changed in dramatic ways.

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Durkheim noted that industrialization led to a shift from mechanical solidarity, where social cohesion was based on shared beliefs and similarities, to organic solidarity, where cohesion was based on interdependence and the division of labor, thus changing the ties between individuals.

Durkheim Observed That as a Society Industrialized