ABSTRACT
How is society structured? Is it simply a swarm of individuals who move in different networks? Or do distinct forms of social bonds exist – families, schools, companies, churches? And what about government? Is it just the top level in a societal hierarchy or is it one kind of association among many? Dooyeweerd believes that society is not composed of individuals but of communities, each with an ‘inner structure’ of its own and all set alongside one another.
