Every group member is simultaneously part and object of the group

Evidence

However much an individual may contribute positively to group life, however much his personal life may be tied with social life and submerged in it, he also stands vis-à-vis that totality: giving or receiving, treated well or poorly by it, feeling inwardly or only outwardly committed to it; in short, as part or as object in relation to the social group as subject, to which he nevertheless belongs as a member, as a part-subject, through the very relationships based on his actions and circumstances. This twofold position, which appears logically difficult to explain, is a completely elementary sociological fact. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 436

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels Simmel’s own ‘Stranger’ and ‘Metropolis’ chapters; useful base for the civil inattention argument. — connects to: Every social content is also individually borne and intelligible — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 212; The ruler-ruled division reproduces inside every group, including homogeneous ones
• DEFINE: Introduces the part-subject concept - member yet object of the collectivity.

Related

• The ruler-ruled division reproduces inside every group, including homogeneous ones (similarity 0.85)
• Every social content is also individually borne and intelligible (similarity 0.83)
• Group members are individually superior but collectively demand a leader. (similarity 0.80)
• Any social group can act as individual or aggregate depending on its relational frame. (similarity 0.79)
• Whole groups strengthen as their parts become impersonal and interchangeable (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Every social content is also individually borne and intelligible #corroborates (0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 212