A participant of a society that makes up the most basic level and determines the fate of the group he belongs to, while imparting a significant effect on other groups, such that it determines the course of effectiveness of the society
To understand this, let’s take an example of an iron chain stretched at both ends (each rectangular ring is an individual). Any movement in a single ring imparts a progressive disturbance all the way along the length of the chain, with the nearest rings bearing the brunt.
A society is a bunch of such long, stretched iron chains, with different chains being the different groups of the society. This bunch must be tied firmly with external as well as internal attractive forces to form a resilient and strong structure.
From An Individual.
