Durkheim defined social facts as________?

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Aways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin

Bdata collected about social phenomena that are proven to be correct

Cideas and theories that have no basis in the external physical world

Dthe way scientists construct knowledge in a social context

Correct answer

A. ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin

Explanation

The correct answer is ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin.

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