Urban Sociology in the Works of the Classical German and Chicago School

Abstract

The paper discusses the contributions of German classical sociologist to urban sociology at the beginning of the last century, with particular emphasis on the work of Georg Simmel. Highlights the fact that they much influenced to the work of R.E. Park and L. Wirth, as the central figure in the Chicago classical urban sociology. Despite the fact that the German and Chicago urban experience is different,the urban theory represents continuity in these traditions. Modern thinking on urban are unthinkable without reflection on these traditions.