Essays on Simmel

How social interactions may change based on the size of a group

Simmel argues that the larger the group, the more an individual becomes more secluded, alone and segmented. Based on the size of the group, Simmel's views were somehow indefinite. On one hand, he argues the bigger the group of people, the better for an individual. Based on arguments, it is clear that the large the group of individuals, the harder it becomes to exert any control to an individual, by it is very likely the person will become distant and impersonal (Simmel 47). In the smallest social groups, social interaction is usually more intense as opposed to large groups ...

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The Sociology of Poverty In this article, author focuses on the discussion regarding sociology of poverty and sociology of deprivation. The article tells that poverty of an individual in the society is wealth of other individual, and minimal standards in industrial and developed societies can be considered as idealistic goals and objectives in underdeveloped societies. Deprivation is in the society because of improper distribution of wealth and income (Coser). Under-privileged individuals, however, make comparison of their lot with that of privileged individuals. A poor man can be defined as an individual whose economic means are not proportionate with the ...

Society and sociology have a number of differing definitions, particularly as they relate to sociology as the study of society. Social theorists like Emile Durkheim and Georg Simmel saw society in different ways, with Simmel seeing society as a far more basic assemblage of human interactions, while Durkheim revolves his sense of society around the establishment of an objective world of society that is present regardless of the level of interaction of its subjects. However, both of these theorists explore the relationship between society and sociology, Simmel in particular views sociology as a means of examining the interaction between ...