Whereas Marx emphasized freedom from social constraint as the source of human happiness, Durkheim stressed that human happiness depends on a society that
A) provides people with rules.
B) fights alienation.
C) has a socialist economy.
D) lacks a political core.

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Durkheim believed that a society's norms and values provide a necessary framework for social order and cohesion, which in turn contributes to individual happiness. He argued that without such rules, society would be in a state of anomie, or normlessness, leading to feelings of alienation and purposelessness.

Whereas Marx Emphasized Freedom from Social Constraint as the Source