A society is a group of made up of, yet distinct from, a varied collection of individuals.

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 A half-section of the 12th-century South Tang Dynasty version of Night Revels of Han Xizai, original by Gu
Hongzhong
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o refer to the entirety of humanity (also: "society in general", "society at large", etc.), although
those who are unfriendly or uncivil to the remainder of society in this sense may be deemed
to be "antisocial". However, the Scottish economist, Adam Smith taught instead that a
society "may 4Contemporary usage

Etymology and usage[edit]

. The painting portrays servants, musicians, monks, children, guests, and hosts all in a single social
environment. It serves as an in-depth look into the Chinese social structure of the time.

Society, in general, addresses the fact that an individual has rather limited means as
an autonomous unit. The great apes have always been more (Bonobo, Homo, Pan) or less.
According to anthropologist Maurice Godelier, one critical novelty in society, in contrast to
humanity's closest biological relatives (chimpanzees and bonobos), is the parental role assumed
by the males, which supposedly would be absent in our nearest relatives for whom paternity is