SOC 101LEC Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Georg Simmel, Labour Power
28 Jun 2019
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In rural setting , individuals live with a small circle of socialization(family, group, village) Small groups allow individuals only narrow field for the development of unique qualities and individualized sense of self. In an urban setting, individuals grow in number and groups become multiple. A group"s direct, inner unity loosens, and the rigidity of the original boundaries separating us from others is softened through mutual relations and connections. This implies a much greater possibility of individual freedom and flexibility, with common culture and form association greatly weakened (kitty genovese)(blase attitude) The metropolis or city become the location where individualization is the greatest and where individuality and individual freedom is most expanded. The availability of numerous options and activities is liberating, invigorating. Large city also affect the personality of its inhabitants -individuals become jaded, uncaring, and their senses dulled from over stimulation(blase attitude) A central premise for marx"s conception of society :
