Question

Mechanical solidarity is
a.
the impersonal social relationships that arise with increased job specialization, in which individuals can no longer provide for all of their own needs.
b.
the concentration of the population in cities.
c.
the exchange of a good or service.
d.
what sociologist Émile Durkheim suggests holds preindustrial societies together.

Answer 1

d.

Mechanical solidarity, a term from Émile Durkheim, describes the social cohesion of preindustrial societies based on shared beliefs, values, and similar work/experiences (as opposed to organic solidarity from specialization).