ABSTRACT
Membership in the Friends has important consequences for the entire process of deciding to undertake psychotherapy. Membership in the Friends affects the choice of psychiatric clinics, for the majority of applicants to Psychotherapy clinics are among the Friends, but very few applicants to other clinics are members. The less educated are more likely to consult their friends about their problems and, indeed, are likely to have different problems from the nonsophisticates. The privacy and freedom from observation that the metropolis grants allow each individual member of the Friends the illusion of having discovered his own King's Beach. This chapter examines three major dimensions of all social units: degree of organization, especially as reflected in the organization of their leadership; the density of the interaction among members; and the degree to which units are instituted. It illustrates typology and shows how circles and sets differ from other more commonly studied social units.
