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    Essay on Effects of Urbanization | | |[pic] | | |Urbanization is the process by which a large number of people over time | | |become concentrated in cities. However‚ cities‚ as permanent settlements | | |where heterogeneous groups of people live‚ have existed since time | |

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    Yet‚ Veblen expands this thought to include the fact that the lower classes still tend to focus on the actions and examples of pecuniary emulation. In the hypothetical example‚ despite the fact the postal worker could not have a Ferrari as a second car‚ he still pursued the idea of a second car because he viewed the act as something that someone in the upper class would do. Veblen details his theory that the actions of the upper class filter

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    deteriorates it…until it finally disappears.” The second law then expounds on the first and states: “all the acquisitions or losses wrought by nature on individuals…are preserved by reproduction to the new individuals….” All three authors‚ Gilman‚ Veblen‚ and Freud‚ use these two laws of Lamarckian inheritance to emphasize the Darwinian concept of man’s lowly descent by demonstrating that “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” as the ancient characteristics of man’s ancestors are still ingrained within

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    country‚ driving down the price of goods and allowing a wider section of society to take part in consuming‚ although still not the poor. The social scientist Veblen observed that people were buying things to raise their social standings by demonstrating to others their ability to consume and setting an impression to the rest of society (Veblen cited in Hetherington‚ 2009‚ P26). It has been a common thought by social scientists that the social identity in the UK should be considered industrial and

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    Many exchange mechanisms can be observed throughout the worlds cultures; these include reciprocity‚ redistribution and down the line exchange. Reciprocity is a form of gift exchange whereby objects have no concept of perceived value. Social gain is seen as more important than any potential economic result in this system. An object would be presented to another and this gesture insure social relations‚ a return object (or gesture) may be presented at a later date‚ but the main aim of reciprocity

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    important to know and understand the basic principles that underline the theories we study. Some of the big contributors to contemporary psychology include Karl Marx‚ Emile Durkheim‚ Max Weber‚ George Simmel‚ and of course George Mead. Each has there own small contribution to help make the theory whole. Simmel was a conflict theorist who sought to investigate pure or formal sociology by trying to understand the societal forms themselves. Pure sociology refers to the investigation of the forms of interaction

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    Last Theory pf Capitalism: A Systematization.” American Sociological Review 45.6 (1980):925-952. Marx‚ Karl‚ and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings. New York‚ NY: Barnes & Noble Classics‚ 2005. Turner‚ Jonathan H. “Marx and Simmel Revisited: Reassessing the Foundations of Conflict Theory.” Social Forces 53.4 (1975) 618-627.

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    Historical‚ Social‚ Professional and Contemporary Contexts Essay In 1904 German sociologist and philosopher Georg Simmel put forward a theory that there was a “dualism” effect in fashion or as later coined by the press‚ a “trickle down” theory. What Simmel was suggesting was that lower status groups emulate the fashions of higher status groups and in turn higher status groups move onto new styles so as to differentiate themselves from lower groups (Jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk‚ 2014).

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    order to conceal a sinister reality evident through Carolyn Burnham. He therefore‚ challenges individuals to ask whether they construct spectacles and identities in order to fit in‚ and whether their lives are dictated by “conspicuous consumption” (Veblen 1912). In this way he reinforces individuality and persuades us to reassess values such as commodification and acquisition‚ which desensitizes and distorts our perceptions of reality‚ enabling individuals to choose a reality that is free and authentic

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    This theory by Veblen can show the divide in consumer society because some people are able to buy items considered as ‘luxury’ items such as cars‚ homes‚ and clothes and would therefore be the people considered to be main contributors in consumer society. In Veblen’s theory

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