Following the Durkheimian quest for understanding social cohesion through the concept of solidarity, Mauss's argument is that solidarity is achieved through the social bonds created by gift exchange.
Prateći Dirkemovo traganje za razumevanje društvene kohezije kroz koncept solidarnosti, Maussov argument je da se solidarnost stiče kroz društvene veze stvorene razmenjivanjem poklona.