The ruler-ruled division reproduces inside every group, including homogeneous ones
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 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Every group member is simultaneously part and object of the group — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 436; Order inside groups mirrors the same mutual-restraint mechanism as between groups
Related
- Every group member is simultaneously part and object of the group (similarity 0.85)
- Order inside groups mirrors the same mutual-restraint mechanism as between groups (similarity 0.83)
- Whole groups strengthen as their parts become impersonal and interchangeable (similarity 0.80)
- Ruling-personality cohesion and individual freedom both stem from group-shackle breaking (similarity 0.80)
- Group members are individually superior but collectively demand a leader. (similarity 0.79)
- Any social group can act as individual or aggregate depending on its relational frame. (similarity 0.79)
- Homogeneous group spirit can result from identical contributions (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Every group member is simultaneously part and object of the group
#expands(0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 436 - Order inside groups mirrors the same mutual-restraint mechanism as between groups
#expands(0.75)