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Georg Simmel’s Contribution to Social Network Research

from II - Early Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2021

By
Betina Hollstein
Edited by
Mario L. Small ,
Brea L. Perry ,
Bernice Pescosolido  and
Edward B. Smith
Mario L. Small
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Brea L. Perry
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bernice Pescosolido
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Edward B. Smith
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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Summary

Along with Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel (1858–1918) is widely acknowledged as one of the most important forerunners of the social network approach. Going beyond Spencer, Simmel was the first to determine social interaction as the basic building block of sociology.

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Personal Networks
Classic Readings and New Directions in Egocentric Analysis
 , pp. 44 - 59
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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