Durkheim argues that individuals in modern societies have the freedom to express their own unique preferences, tastes, and beliefs and that this freedom, also referred to as __________, is the basis of social solidarity in modern society

a. "the sacred and the profane"
b. "mechanical solidarity"
c. "organic solidarity"
d. "the cult of the individual"


d

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A. genderqueer B. lesbian C. transsexual D. intersexual E. cross-dresser

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A. cultural relativism. B. cultural universals. C. cultural integration. D. cultural diffusion.

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