Émile Durkheim was concerned with macro-level phenomena such as the health care system, which he referred to as __________________.
A) superstructures
B) anomic macrostructures
C) social facts
D) collective conscience

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Durkheim's concept of social facts refers to the external and objective social structures, norms, and values that constrain individual behavior and can only be understood at the level of society as a whole. The health care system is an example of a social fact because it is a macro-level phenomenon that influences the behavior of individuals within society.

ÉMile Durkheim Was Concerned with Macro-Level Phenomena Such as the Health