Durkheim conceptualized social facts as

A) One's personal drives and motivations.
B) social patterns that are external to individuals.
C) society as the sum of its parts.
D) the direct outgrowth of our biological drives.

Social Facts

Durkheim's concept for norms, values, structures, and social practices that exert influence on individual behaviors and are external to the individual.

Biological Drives

Innate impulses rooted in biology that drive behavior, such as hunger, thirst, sexual desire, and self-preservation.

Social Patterns

Repeated behaviors, practices, or trends observed within societies that reflect collective social norms and values.