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Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- name the four levels of concern in Simmel's thought;
- provide examples of forms and types of social interaction from Simmel's work;
- explain how group size and social distance affect social interaction;
- describe the role of social structure and objective culture in Simmel's thought;
- provide a Simmelian analysis of the role of money in society, describing how money affects value, how money facilitates the rationalization of society, and the negative effects of money on social life;
- define the tragedy of culture;
- provide a Simmelian analysis of secrecy, including a description of the different types of secrecy and the role secrecy plays in different social relationships; and
- outline the main criticisms of Simmel's work.
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2004 McGraw-Hill Higher Education