we talk of things acceptable by the society, those not acceptable by the society, how we should behave in the society, how we should not, but who decides what the society is? who is the society? if we are all individuals, and have rights to think, do and work by our individual wills, then why do we worry so much about the society? why does the society then not accept us as individuals, and why do we always have restrictions placed by the society?
2006-08-03 22:25:20 · 4 answers · asked by Smithereenian 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Society is a group of interacting individuals. It is a group that includes numerous subgroups.
Any particular individual will be a member of several subgroups, but not of all. The individuals interact within the groups of which they are members by both cooperating and competing (in fact, competition cannot occur unless there is also cooperation).
The subgroups of society also interact by cooperating and competing. The basic subgroup of human society is the 'nuclear family' - so-called because families are the 'nuclei' of society. The human individual is constituted (except genetically) by society - not the other way around.
A society is not necessarily human. Ants, for example, are social (though ant society maximises cooperation and minimises competition). The individual ant is largely constituted genetically not socially.
2006-08-03 22:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Soceity is an abstract idea represented by a concrete metaphor called people.
2006-08-04 05:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOCIETY is the totality of social relatioships among humans...
2006-08-04 12:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by toryo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people around us
2006-08-04 05:30:13 · answer #4 · answered by nice guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋