... according to which he or she is the member of a group." These "social forms" - the entities produced by individual interactions- were the basis of his subject matter. He openly integrated psychology into sociology, attempting to "develop an abstract science of individual interactions." His essay "The Stranger" examines the city as a place for these interactions, a place that "excites and alienates;" a place ... with them on a regular basis makes the stranger an organic member, nevertheless he is not viewed as such by other members because of his fundamental differences. Simmel struggled...

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... to explore the dynamics of group and team building within the experiential group where I shared membership with ten other individuals who ventured to accomplish three goals together. As an Organizational Psychology major, I registered for a required course titled "Group/Team Development". I did not have a course description to inform me about the dynamics of groups but I was intrigued by the opportunity to ... and we began to formulate an objective for our group goals. This was our first milestone in the development of "group processes". Our author, Susan Wheelan defined for us Webster...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate