SOCB43H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Georg Simmel
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Was mostly restricted to religious leaders now went to scientists. Social organization: organize society in a rational way, expansion of bureaucracy, creates new types of authority, decision making, personalities, pushes away other types of authority and value, value of charisma and tradition pushed away, transformation of authority. Not just in work, but specialization beyond economic sphere. Increase in different occupations and tasks: e. g. religio(cid:374), (cid:373)usic so (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:373)ore de(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374)s. Struck by how the massive modern metropolis is a new thing in the history of humanity. E. g. can move anonymously in a crowd vs. in a small village. In a city you can melt into the crowd. On other hand: problems= sense of boredom, blas , seen/done everything and not surprised by anything, its all been seen before. Think of development of personality as most important thing to do.
