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    Georg Simmel

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    THEORIST: GEORG SIMMEL 1. Briefly summarize the theorist’s main assumptions/theories: • SOCIAL FORMS-The individual is born with certain ways of thinking and feeling and most interactions are motivated by individual needs and desires.Encounters with others are molded to social forms in order to facilitate exchanges. These forms constitute society for simmel • OBJECTIVE CULTURE-Culture becomes objective as its size diversity of components and complexity increase. It leads to anomie and the

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    Georg Simmels’‚ The Stranger‚ gives us an in depth view of who strangers are and how they affect the community they are apart of. It combines the seemingly contradictory qualities of nearness and farness and how they connect to the broader social communities. The behavior of a normal or "inside" group within a society is standard‚ thus causing every other behavior that is different to this norm to be negative. The stranger is valued for his or her objectivity‚ for being able to take a distanced

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    Simmel‚ G. ([1908] 2012) The Stranger in Calhoun et al. Classical Sociological Theory‚ Wiley/Blackwell‚ pp. 361-365 ‘Objectivity does not simply involve passivity and detachment; it is a particular structure composed of distance and nearness‚ indifference and involvement.’ Simmel is referring to the implied objectivity of the stranger‚ due to their independence from the group. He uses the example of communities bringing in judges or mediators from outside to settle disputes. Simmel proposes

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    Georg Simmel‚ in his work “Domination and Freedom”‚ identifies domination as a form of interaction. He claims that both the superordinate and the subordinate parties interact intentionally. By this assumption‚ he concludes that domination never totally kills freedom unless there is a case of physical force executed on subjugated party. The aim of this work is to demonstrate that Simmel’s argument advocating that mentioned interaction is mutually determined is fallacious. Simmel definitely misses

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    Georg Simmel Research Paper

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    1. Introduction. While Simmel is generally not regarded as being as influential in sociology as were Marx‚ Weber‚ Durkheim‚ or even Parsons‚ several of the early United States sociologists studied with or were influenced by Simmel. This was especially true of those who developed the symbolic interaction approach including writers in the Chicago school‚ a tradition that dominated United States sociology in the early part of this century‚ before Parsons. Georg Simmel (1858-1918‚ Germany) was born

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    SOCIAL THEORY: Goerg Simmel and money 2014 Sociology is defined as the study of humans in their natural habitat. In this current day and age world‚ these ‘natural habitats’ consist of a considerable amount of diversity‚ cultures and ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ gender‚ heritage and family history‚ jobs and incomes and many more. Many individuals are unaware that they may be observed by theorists or that they can be and are placed into certain categories such as cultural‚ wealth‚ and class‚ these

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    of Pennsylvania Starting on p. 96 Anderson discusses people’s conversations on cell phones by relating it to Georg Simmels’ concept of the “aura of the self.” Explain what Anderson is talking about. What kinds of things are people doing or accomplishing when they talk on their cell phones in public in the Gallery Mall? Although I am not one hundred percent certain‚ I believe that Georg Simmel’s meaning of “aura of self” is in relation to one’s own self-awareness in the environment that surrounds

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    Beatrice Ajighevi March 13‚ 2013 Berlin Irene According to Simmel‚ the development of a protective‚ rational barrier has a profound impact on individuals living in a metropolis. A modern individual becomes indifferent‚ the “blasé outlook” becomes a consequence of the urban mind-set which results in a larger degree of personal freedom‚ they are freed from prejudices‚ develop a cosmopolitan attitude which develops a greater degree of personal freedom and struggle to maintain their personality

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    classical theorists Marx‚ Weber‚ Durkheim‚ and Simmel had different theories of the relationship between society and the individual. It is the objective of this paper to critically evaluate the sociological approaches of each theory to come to a better understanding of how each theorist perceived such a relationship and what it means for the nature of social reality. Karl Marx noted that society was highly stratified in that most of the individuals in society‚ those who worked the hardest‚ were also

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    Georg Simmel and Erving Goffman were influential figures who analysed human experience from a micro-sociological perspective. They examined various social phenomena and derived theories (Davis‚1997:372) such as the ‘Blasé attitude’ (Simmel‚1903:14)‚ and the ‘Dramaturgical perspective’ (Goffman‚1969:153-154). Simmel and Goffman both agreed that the minute aspect of social life are crucial bonds in maintaining the functioning of a society as it impinges on personal experiences (Davis‚1997:376). Their

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