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What Aims Did the Architect Synthesize in This Building, and What

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What aims did the architect synthesize in this building, and what role did ornament play?


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Social Conflict

Disagreements and tension between groups within society often arising from differing interests, values, or desires for power.

Gemeinschaft

A term describing communities or societies characterized by close, personal relationships, deeply rooted in tradition and often contrasted with Gesellschaft (more impersonal, economic-based relations).

Gesellschaft

A term used by Ferdinand Tönnies to describe a modern industrial society characterized by impersonal and indirect social relationships, focusing on individual self-interest.

Symbolic Interactionists

Scholars within the field of sociology who study how people use symbols to create meaning, establish their view of the world, and communicate with one another.

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