Durkheim and Parsons both agreed with Thomas Hobbes that
a. the state is necessary for the functioning of society.
b. the powerful in society use the state to achieve their own ends.
c. the state is controlled by the ruling class.
d. humans are essentially peaceful.
e. private property is destructive to human nature.
A
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a. Personality b. Psyche c. Self d. Individuation
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