SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Georg Simmel, George Herbert Mead, Oberlin College
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Analysis of domination: domination exerted by an individual, a group or a principle (1) group can be under the domination of an individual. Subjects in a kingdom obey their monarch. This situation fosters within the kingdom as they form strong bonds - Their monarch and their alegiaance to their monarch. An individual can be under the domination of a group (2) that individual fallows the rules under the domination of those who run the company. An allegiance to the monarch has emotional connection, but the worker simply fallow the rules. Much more impersonal and much less emotion faceless committee there is no attatchment and is simply fallowing rules cuz he/she has to (3) an individual or a group can be under the domination of a principle. Here we have a citizen obeying laws in the society. This exists due to the spread of bureaucracy. Due to its objective rules and norms.