According to Emile Durkheim,
A) deviance has no place in a "healthy" society.
B) people in society are held together by belief systems.
C) the best theoretical approach to the study of society is social conflict theory.
D) the economic system has the most important influence on human thought and behavior.

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According to Durkheim, people in society are held together by shared belief systems, such as religion and morality. He also believed that deviance can actually serve a positive function in society by reinforcing common values and norms. Durkheim did not prioritize economic factors in his theory, and while he acknowledged the existence of social conflict, he did not consider it to be the most important theoretical approach to the study of society.