The Metropolis and Mental Life
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The Metropolis and Mental Life is a seminal 1903 essay by sociologist Georg Simmel that analyzes how modern urban life shapes individual psychology, social interactions, and forms of individuality.
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| The Metropolis and Mental Life canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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sociological work ⓘ |
| analyzes |
conditions for development of individuality in the metropolis
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contrast between small-town life and metropolitan life ⓘ forms of social differentiation in cities ⓘ role of money in modern urban society ⓘ |
| author | Georg Simmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered |
classic of urban sociology
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foundational text in sociological theory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
anonymity in large cities
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blasé attitude ⓘ effects of money economy on social relations ⓘ freedom of the individual in the metropolis ⓘ impersonality of urban relationships ⓘ intellectualization of life in the metropolis ⓘ intensification of nervous stimulation ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
social psychology
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sociology ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAt | lecture in Dresden ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experience of the individual in the metropolis
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psychological adaptation to urban stimuli ⓘ social forms in large cities ⓘ |
| genre | social theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
blasé attitude
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intellectualization ⓘ metropolitan individuality ⓘ money economy ⓘ reserve in social relations ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical theory
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cultural sociology ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical sociology
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modern urbanization ⓘ |
| languageOfMostCitedTranslation | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
individuality
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metropolitan culture ⓘ modernity ⓘ psychological effects of urban life ⓘ social interactions in cities ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century modernity ⓘ |
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