Durkheim’s conviction that society is sui generis means:

a. society is an unreality; only individuals are real
b. society does not really exist; only a generic label is used
c. society is an objective reality that is irreducible to the individuals that compose it
d. society only exists within the confines of the mind


c. society is an objective reality that is irreducible to the individuals that compose it

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