Jamal Awil

← The Sociology of Georg Simmel

Form and social content diverge and vary independently. [causal]

Hence, not only may the form in which the most divergent contents are realized be identical; but, inversely, the content, too, may persist, while its medium the interactions of the individuals adopts a variety of forms.

DEFINE: Distinguishes social form (pattern of interaction) from content (what passes through it), showing each can vary without the other.

Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simm…, loc. 1658