Simmel's Essay Describes

Simmel's essay describes

A) the social process of exclusion and avoidance of things and people different from the cultural norm.
B) the stages of acquaintanceship: awareness, identification, exploration, normalization, inclusion, and attachment.
C) the seemingly contradictory nature of a social type or character who can be both near and remote, different and similar, a part of the group yet apart from it.
D) the way we detach ourselves from situations and events that threaten our sense of self-that is, the ability to avoid being drawn into problematic scenes by acting as if we are invisible.