SOSC 1730 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Georg Simmel
8 Dec 2013
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The city is the locus of urbanism, however, urbanity is not confined to cities. The city is a large, dense and permanent settlement of heterogeneous individuals. City provides for increased anonymity, superficial and transitory relationships. The city is the centre of economic, political and cultural life. Urban characteristics can be found even in rural settings where there is influence from a city. A city is home to a diverse population. Because of this there is a degree of separation between inhabitants that is less seen in small towns. People typically are attracted to others that are like them, and in a city of diverse population, citizens likely create distance between themselves and others in the city. Unlike in a rural community that is more homogeneous. Our acquaintances in city life are often seen as a means to our end (grocery store clerk, bus ticket person) rather than whole people.
