Tönnies viewed the process of modernization as a progressive loss of
A) gesellschaft .
B) gemeinschaft .
C) mechanical solidarity.
D) organic solidarity.

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Tönnies argued that modernization led to the decline of gemeinschaft, the traditional rural community based on intimate and face-to-face relationships, and the rise of gesellschaft, the urban society based on individualism and impersonal relationships. Therefore, option B is the best choice as Tönnies viewed modernization as a loss of gemeinschaft.

Tönnies Viewed the Process of Modernization as a Progressive Loss