Among the Major Elements Underlying the Social Crises of the 1600s

question 126

Multiple Choice

Among the major elements underlying the social crises of the 1600s was

• A)that the Mediterranean area entered a steep economic decline as silver imports from Spanish colonies declined.
• B)a "little ice age" occurred in the latter half of the 1200s, cutting food production and leading to famine.
• C)a sharp European population increase after 1635 cut per-capita food availability by one-half.
• D)increased gold imports from Africa, which led to serious economic inflation.
• E)the onset of the White Death, a variant of the bubonic plague.

Explain Simmel's microscopic, macroscopic, and metaphysical concerns.

Recognize Simmel's concepts on secrecy, money, and their impacts on social interactions.

Understand George Simmel's perspective on society's impact on the individual and vice versa.

Recognize the importance of the concept of the stranger in Simmel's sociology.

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