The problem of modern leisure has, over the years, been a well-debated topic among many sociologists. Sociability, in this case, is one of the most universal forms of leisure that we will talk about in this essay. The theoretical framework for this discussion is provided by the sociological insights of Georg Simmel (1858-1918) as he argues that the “turmoil of the metropolis” (quoted in Frisby 1989, p80) creates internal barriers between people and suggests that “sociability” can overcome this problem. According to Frisby (1989), Simmel states that city life has transformed the struggle with nature for sustenance into a struggle with other human beings for profit. This is further discussed when Frisby (1989) and Giulianotti (2005) describe how sociability can transcend this problem according to Simmel's theory of sociability. Let's start by defining what sociability is. According to Simmel, sociability is “the pure form, the interdependence of freely interacting individuals” that is “freed from substance” (Simmel cited in Frisby 1989, p.87). It is therefore comprehensively oriented...