SOCB43H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Georg Simmel
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Simmel didn"t care why conflict occurs, and doesn"t normally assume conflict as bad or dangerous to society, conflict can be both dissociative and associative (even if you"re in a conflict you have a relationship ex. Us and soviet union- they were never as close as they were during the cold war) Constant push/ pull is one of his hallmark ideas. Conflict+ integration (every social unit has both conflictual and harmonious conflicts) b/c the tensions or conflicts give the group competition and interest ex. 2 levels of unity (peaceful/ conflict), there"s a deeper level that has both ex. Life, opposite is death and a deeper life. Conflict for itself: ppl create opportunities for the sake of fighting ex. Ufc, boxing, martial arts (fighting sports) you are excluding everything else just for the back of forth of fighting, has its own positive rules. Command/ obedience, any relationship is a 2 way street.
