The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles.
-- Georg Simmel
   
Georg Simmel   Name:
Georg Simmel
Type:
Sociologist
Nationality:
German
Birth:
March 1, 1858
Death:
September 28, 1918
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