Question

Explain why Georg Simmel can be regarded as a micro-sociologist. Use a practical example from the economic institution of a society to support your explanation. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Because his research was focused on the analysis of the social relationship between individuals in modern life and amidst all the constantly changing factors that society was experiencing.

Explanation:

Microsociology is the strand of sociology that seeks to understand the relationships between individuals that make up a society, in relation to the beliefs, values, feelings and behaviors that each individual has. Georg Simmel was a strong scholar of this, but he turned his studies to the analysis of modern life and the factors that modernity imposes on society. For this reason, he can be considered a micro-sociologist.

We can use as an example of something that would attract the attention of Georg Simmel for his studies, a society in which social agents act due to the economy, changing the relationship of society in relation to economic status and thus, generating malefic or beneficial consequences.