The Social Theory of Georg Simmel

ISBN-13: 9780765805713 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 348 str.

Nicholas J. Spykman; David Frisby

Opis

Contemporary sociology increasingly seems to be adopting a perspectivesimilar to that on which Georg Simmel's analysis and interpretations rested.To a significant degree, therefore, sociologists continue to turn to Simmelfor a basic understanding of the forms and processes of social life. NicholasSpykman'sThe Social Theory of Georg Simmel, originally published in 1925, was the first comprehensive account of Simmel's ideas. It remains a mostvaluable summary of the major elements of his thought

Spis treści

Book I: Social Philosophy; Introduction; I: The Concept of Society; II: Sociology; III: Sociology as Distinct From the Social Sciences and Social Psychology; IV: Sociology as Distinct from Social Philosophy; V: Sociology as Distinct From the Philosophy Of History and the Search for Historical Laws; VI: The Method and Technique of Formal Sociology; VII: The Prerequisites of Socialization; Summary; BOOK II: Social Science; Introduction; I: Submission; II: Opposition; III: The Numerical Relations of Social Forms; IV: The Spatial Relations of Social Forms; V: Social Conservation; VI: Social Differentiation; VII: The Individual and the Group; Summary; BOOK III: Social Philosophy; Introduction; I: Money and Individual Liberty; II: Money and the Style of Modern Life; Summary; Conclusion; Conclusion

O autorze

Nicholas J. Spykman