SOC203H1 Lecture Notes - Georg Simmel, Social Actions, Shyness
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George simmel: the metropolis and mental life (1903: the web of group affiliations (1908) A structural argument, we have seen this type of argument in durkheim. Social actions are explained through the social location. If one lives in a location with loose or strong social networks, it illustrates their personality. The web of group affiliations written after simmel"s paper. Argues two types of networks, dense and loose. We act differently amongst different groups of people: freedom of movement + romanticism = unique, noble substance of person valued. Freedom of movement is associated with the 1700s; this a time where people are expected for freedom of geographic movement social and physical mobility. In the 1970s came the cult of romanticism where each individual has a noble soul that sets them apart; a special characteristic that sets us apart: humans are differentiating creatures. Makes a universalistic claim in which it applies to all human beings.
