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Sociology Preliminary Social processes

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_________maintains that people conform norms on the basis of “collective conscience” and “collective-representation”.

R. Brown

T. parsons

G. H. Mead

Durkheim

Explanation:

- The idea that people conform to norms because of "collective conscience" and "collective-representation" is central to the theory of Émile Durkheim.

- Option 1: R. Brown – Noted for work in social psychology, not specifically linked to collective conscience.

- Option 2: T. Parsons – Known for structural functionalism; built on Durkheim but did not coin these terms.

- Option 3: G. H. Mead – Focused on symbolic interactionism and the development of the self, not collective conscience.

- Option 4: Durkheim – Correct! He introduced "collective conscience" and "collective representations" to explain how society maintains order and cohesion.