Question
Is society an abstract ?
Solution
(i) Yes society is an abstract (as well as concrete also). In abstract terms, society refers to a web or social relationships.
(ii) No doubt a concrete society consists of perons (members) having different statuses. But no individual can fulfil all his requirements without society. Some have to produce food, others have to weave clothes, some have to erect houses, and so on so forth.
(iii) If a man is united to fulfil his needs, he is also at war with others in certain other context. Thus, in a society there is consensus on the tasks to be performed for survival but there is also competition / conflict to have greater share in available resources which are scarce.
