Émile Durkheim (drawing on the analogies between biological and social systems popularized by Herbert Spencer and others) introduced the idea that diverse social institutions and practices played a role in assuring the functional integration of society - the assimilation of diverse parts into a unified and self-reproducing whole.
Émile Durkheim, nyihnayang nganggén imba pantaraning sistem sosial miwh sistem biologis sané kalimbakang olih Herbert Spencer miwah para sujana tiosan, nyihnayang indik makudang-kudang institusi miwah pamargin sosial punika mabuat pisan pinaka jalaran mastikayang integrasi fungsional kramané majalaran antuk asimilasi pah-pahan sané mabinayan punika dados asiki miwah mabesikan.