Stranger, The
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18928239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terri Lemoyne (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss266.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4244957213 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Georg Simmel defined the field of sociology as the study of social forms, which are the unconscious and structured features of interaction. Because they are unconscious, Simmel argued that the task of the sociologist is to expose these social forms. General character traits, or social types are based upon these social forms and are dependent upon social interaction. Therefore, qualities that we oftentimes think of as uniquely individual and private are really rooted in social interaction. “The Stranger” (1971 [1908]) is one illustration of what Simmel means by a social type
Epistemology · Psychoanalysis · Social character · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Unconscious mind · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |