Emile Durkheim argued that religion is:

a. functional for society because it reaffirms the social bonds that people have with each other.
b. a distinct threat to social cohesion.
c. a tool for class oppression.
d. an institution that exists in direct opposition to the other institutions that exist in society.


a

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