In "The Metropolis and Mental Life," Georg Simmel argued that a major consequence of urban living is:
A) a more tranquil lifestyle
B) a strengthening of kinship ties
C) the bombardment of the individual by undesired sensory stimuli
D) the development of social relations based on emotional commitment

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Simmel argued that urban living leads to an overload of sensory stimuli, causing individuals to develop a blasé attitude as a coping mechanism.

In "The Metropolis and Mental Life," Georg Simmel Argued That