Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
In his 1908 treatise, sociologist Georg Simmel argued that the spatial structure of a community is not merely a passive reflection of social relationships, but rather an active agent in constituting them. While traditional sociological analysis treated physical distance as a static barrier that social networks must overcome, Simmel posited that space itself is a projection of mental configurations onto a physical canvas. Consequently, spatial proximity does not automatically generate social cohesion; instead, it is the subjective value assigned to that proximity that determines the depth of interaction. Thus, the physical layout of a city serves as a materialization of the inhabitants' collective psyche, rendering the invisible structures of human association visible.
According to the passage, what determines the depth of social interaction among individuals in close physical proximity?
- The personal significance that people place on their physical closeness to one anotherAnswer
- BThe automatic generation of social cohesion resulting from shared spatial boundaries
- CThe degree to which physical distance acts as a static barrier to their social network
- DThe external visible structures that materialize from their collective mental configurations