Sociological Impression Globalizational Concept

Question: Describe about the Sociological Impression for Globalizational Concept. Answer: The concept of globalization relates itself with the decade-old theory of Georg Simmel who talked about impact of the rise of city and the `misfortune of modern culture. Simmels concepts on social forms, role of society in modern life act like prophecy in context to the outcome of globalization. Georg Simmel, the German theorist, has related the concept of globalization with the aspects of sociology. According to Simmel, sociology is the process or pattern in which people interact and relate to each other (Frisby 2013). Simmel believed the concept of identity is shaped through the formation of a group where social actions occur and in which people interact with each other. Based on his theoretical concept, people maintain and establish their personal identity in the form of presenting themselves to other. Money, in this case, plays a vital role in providing freedom to individuals and helps to create personal identity. However, at the same time development or formation of money paves the way for alienation, identity crisis and fragmentation specifically among the youngsters of the society. Globalization has given birth to an identical crisis between the concepts of stranger and wanderer. In his essay "The Stranger", Simmel argued about the fact that a stranger is not equal to a wanderer as a stranger plays a pivotal role in the society. Unlike a wanderer who just visits places and does not make any bonding with the social group, stranger remains physically close to the community though stays psychologically distant (Marotta 2012). It is an admittable fact that process of globalization has helped in upgrading the economic and cultural stability of the society. The process of interchanging political, socio-cultural and economic aspects escalated opportunities for tourism business through which foreign travelers find it easy to visit continental places. Instead of enriching culture, international travelers have helped in advancing the financial growth of economically underprivileged regimes. References Frisby, D., 2013.Sociological Impressionism (Routledge Revivals): A Reassessment of Georg Simmel's Social Theory. Routledge. Marotta, V., 2012. Georg Simmel, the Stranger and the Sociology of Knowledge.Journal of Intercultural Studies,33(6), pp.675-689.