The Origins of ‘Society’

By William Outhwaite in 'The Future of Society'

[MGH: Noting the popularity of yesterday’s exhibit ‘What is Society?’ I think a short series on ‘Society’ is desirable. Contributors will include at least one of our own loyal subscribers to Social Science Files (a great expert on ‘society’). I will benefit from this. Yesterday Frisby & Sayer indicated the field/question is wide open, and my ambition i…