SOCB43H3 Lecture 11: SOC B43 Lecture 11
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Talked about different kinds of individualism last class. He wanted to not the things that produce this idea of individuality. The first two, group expansion and intersections of social circles focus on that. You will see different types of people the larger the group gets, ex: aristocrats, lawyers, merchants, Not everyone is the same, you"re not as directly defined as your background. And now aristocrats from different places now have things in common. As group sizes get bigger, you can have a social life based on your job, what you do. This is how group expansion creates new types of social relationships. A second thing that happens shifts around personal and collective individuality. In the small group , there isn"t a lot of room for you to develop your own likes and ambitions, everyone knows what you"re doing, can"t really try new things. But at the same time, it is a very unique group.
