Sociologist émile Durkheim, predicted almost a century ago that a society that loses its organic solidarity-an internal compass for what is right and wrong-must turn to the courts for relief.

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This is a correct statement. Durkheim believed that as societies become more complex and diverse, they would experience a weakening of organic solidarity and a corresponding increase in anomie (a sense of normlessness or lack of direction). In such a situation, people would turn to the legal system to provide a sense of order and enforce social norms.

Sociologist éMile Durkheim, Predicted Almost a Century Ago That a Society