Émile Durkheim described mechanical solidarity as:

A  An economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges.

B  A practice where jobs are contracted to an outside source, often in another country.

C  A form of socialism under which individuals and cooperative groups exchange products with one another on the basis of mutually satisfactory contracts.

D  A form of social cohesion that comes from sharing similar work, education, and religion, as might be found in simpler societies

E  A form of social cohesion that arises out of the mutual interdependence created by the specialization of work.