When Durkheim said that preindustrial societies were based on mechanical solidarity, what did he mean? What do you think is an advantage of mechanical solidarity? What is a disadvantage?

The social contact theory states that

Latonya was just hired as an engineer for an electric company. she will make a salary of $50,000 a year. how much of latonya's salary will be taxed at the 10 percent rate? how much of latonya's salary will be taxed at the 28 percent rate? latonya was just hired as an engineer for an electric company. she will make a salary of $50,000 a year. how much of latonya's salary will be taxed at the 10 percent rate? how much of latonya's salary will be taxed at the 28 percent rate?

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.