Grog is a hunter in an early hunting and gathering society. Grog's tribe all does the same basic kinds of work: hunting, gathering, and cooking. Which type of solidarity would Emile Durkheim say bests fits Grog's tribe?

A. gemeinschaft
B. gesellschaft
C. organic
D. mechanical


Answer: D

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