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Which statement best describes Durkheim’s theorizing in relation to Marx’s theor

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Question

Which statement best describes Durkheim’s theorizing in relation to Marx’s theorizing?

Durkheim rejected Marx’s conflict model and posited instead that rapid change damages the social fabric and creates dysfunction in society

Durkheim chose to completely ignore any of Marx’s analyses

Durkheim accepted Marx’s conflict analysis, but wanted to also show that people conform and create a collective consciousness that binds people together under a shared identity

D Durkheim resisted Marx’s conflict model of social change and class antagonisms and claimed rather that people are content with being controlled by a dominant group

A

Durkheim rejected Marx’s conflict model and posited instead that rapid change damages the social fabric and creates dysfunction in society

B

Durkheim chose to completely ignore any of Marx’s analyses

C

Durkheim accepted Marx’s conflict analysis, but wanted to also show that people conform and create a collective consciousness that binds people together under a shared identity

D Durkheim resisted Marx’s conflict model of social change and class antagonisms and claimed rather that people are content with being controlled by a dominant group

Explanation / Answer

The statement that best describes Durkheim’s theorizing in relation to Marx’s theorizing is;

C: Durkheim accepted Marx’s conflict analysis, but wanted to also show that people conform and create a collective consciousness that binds people together under a shared identity (As Durkheim believed that the mechanical' solidarity rests on a strong collective conscience).

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