Which of the following sociologists spoke of the importance of history in understanding present-day society? He wrote, "[I]n each one of us, in differing degrees, is contained the person we were yesterday…[T]he present is necessarily insignificant when compared with the long period of the past because of which we have emerged in the form we have today."
A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Emile Durkheim
D) W.E.B. Dubois
E) Robert Merton

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Emile Durkheim emphasized the importance of understanding the historical context to comprehend the present state of society. He believed that the present is shaped by the cumulative history of society, which influences current social structures and individual behaviors.

Which of the Following Sociologists Spoke of the Importance of History