Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What is society?
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Society is a shared territory

This position defines society as a group bound by shared territory. It argues that societies evolved around the spaces people occupy — shaped by the bond between people and place — giving rise to a sense of spatial belonging and a tendency to mobilise around possession of land.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Societies have a sense of spatial belonging
    It is impossible to separate a society from the space it controls or occupies. The social and the geographical are entwined.
  2. Societies mobilize around possession of territory
    The possession and defence of a territory is one of the greatest mobilizing forces in a society.