A person can be socially poor yet individually wealthy
Evidence
Undoubtedly, it may happen that a man who is really poor does not suffer from the discrepancy between his means and the needs of his class, so that poverty in the psychological sense does not exist for him; just as it may also happen that a wealthy man sets himself goals higher than the desires proper to his class and his means, so that he feels psychologically poor. It may be, therefore, that individual poverty—insufficiency of means for the ends of a person—does not exist for someone, while social poverty exists; and it may be, on the other hand, that a man is individually poor while socially wealthy. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 439
Categorization
- XREF: Psychological poverty parallels the blasé attitude as an internal mediation of external social position - relevant to Julius. — connects to: The poor stand outside the group as a form of being inside — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 435; A set of individuals can be society to varying degrees. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 51; An individual’s exclusion from society enables their social participation — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 178 (+7 more)
Related
- Sociological poverty is defined by receiving assistance, not lacking means (similarity 0.83)
- The poor stand outside the group as a form of being inside (similarity 0.82)
- Poverty is defined by social reaction, not by material deficiency (similarity 0.82)
- Classifying poverty as social rather than moral or economic enables political change. (similarity 0.79)
- Poverty, like crime, is defined by social reaction rather than inherent state (similarity 0.79)
- An individual’s exclusion from society enables their social participation (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- A set of individuals can be society to varying degrees.
#expands(0.60) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 51 - An individual’s exclusion from society enables their social participation
#qualifies(0.50) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 178