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Question 1: Please explain Auguste Comte's "Laws of Three Stages." What were the main characteristics to each stage and who was considered to be the moral authority figure in each stage? According to Comte, which stage was the most important, and why? Please be thorough in your answers
Question 2: Please explain Emile Durkheim's concept of "mechanical" and "organic" solidarity. What are the main characteristics that define each type of society? Why is division of labor (D.L.) so important for Durkheim in maintaining a stable social order, especially in the modern industrial society?