Dyad and triad dynamics arise from element interactions, not group size

Evidence

The dyad and the triad showed their characteristics not because they had these respective sizes as total groups: what we observed, rather, were the determinations of every single element by its interaction with one as over agairst two other elements. — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4836

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes what Simmel’s dyad/triad analysis really explains from a merely quantitative account — essential for the Raskolnikov integration.
• XREF: Directly supports the reading goal: Raskolnikov’s guilt is a triad phenomenon (his interaction with himself over against Porfiry/Sonya), not a size effect.