THE CITY AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF CITIES - UR BAN LIFE-STYLES AND THE INTEGRATION OF THE FOREIGN

Two different theories of urban Vergesell-schaftung have been establis hed in the field of Urban Sociology. Georg Simmel represents in his ,, theory of the City'' the process of individualization, whereas Robert Park's theory concentrates on ,,Integration through Community formatio n''. Both theories agree on the city as a place of existing heterogene ous individuals resp. communities, both having a tendency to show agre ssion towards each other. Furthermore, they agree on the concept of ,, integration through separation''. On the base of a guaranteed system i ntegration, indifference and isolation become then virtues of urban li fe. The second part of this paper will argue that this form of integra tion will be jeopardized through present forms of urban developments.