What makes society?

[arthra]

Well Druidus...

My hope is for you and "Peter" that your family will be an exemplary one!

- Art

[michel]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Humans are a social animal, Dru. They naturally organize themselves into various social groupings. For instance, they pair bond. They also form friendships. They also form families (nuclear and extended). They also form bands. And tribes. And alliances and confederations of tribes. There are many ways humans organize themselves socially.

One thing humans very seldom do is live as hermits, although much is made of the few who do. In actuality, though, it is very rare for humans to live as hermits.

I agree, although I could be a potential hermit; not because I don't like people, but because I am happy with my own company.

There has been a great change since the sixties that I think may be worth mentioning; the high rates of divorce have meant much larger nuclear families (the are both good and bad aspects to that).

[Capt. Haddock]

Originally Posted by michel

There has been a great change since the sixties that I think may be worth mentioning; the high rates of divorce have meant much larger nuclear families .

I'm curious: how so?

I would tend to think nuclear families are smaller, since people have fewer children.

Unless you are talking about the addition of step parents/siblings, etc.