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Organic solidarity

Organic solidarity is a collective consciousness that tests on mutual interdependence, characteristic of societies with a complex division of labor.

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Organic solidarity means Durkheim's term for social cohesion based on the interdependence of the division of labour rather than on similarity between individuals.

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