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Sociology 402 Sociological Theory

Sociology 402 Sociological Theory. The Sociology of George Simmel. Biography/Philosophy. Frustrated Academic Too popular for German professoriate Defended by Weber but marginal Liberal Individual is creative, active meaning seeker Modern world stimulating—maybe too much.

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Sociology 402 Sociological Theory

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  1. Sociology 402Sociological Theory The Sociology of George Simmel

  2. Biography/Philosophy • Frustrated Academic • Too popular for German professoriate • Defended by Weber but marginal • Liberal • Individual is creative, active meaning seeker • Modern world stimulating—maybe too much

  3. Model: Dialectical Interactionism • Attempts to blend Weber and Marx • A true dialectic? • Without a beginning: alienation/estrangement • Without an end: liberation

  4. Focus: Social • Focus on everyday social life • More micro than classics • Less interested in institutional change • More interested in consequences of change • The city • The cosmopolitan • The stranger • Fashion • Money

  5. Model of Society • Model of Society • oppositional • individual versus society • content versus form • Dynamic • individual/content: creative, unpredictable • society/form: stable, predictable • Progressive?

  6. Model of Sociation Form Conflict Content

  7. Model of Sociation Role Society Other negotiation negotiation negotiation & conflict & conflict & conflict Self Performance Individual

  8. Being a Student: A Double-Edged Sword

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