• The Return of Society - This article uses COVID-19 as a case study to demonstrate that the concept of 'society' remains an important one within our current social world.

1. What is the difference between 'society' and 'nation'? 
2. What factors hold 'society' together?
3. How does the notion of society influence human behaviour? 

• Does Society Exist? - This article reflects on the existence of society and makes the case for public sociology. 

1. Does society exist? 
2. According to Loo what factors are damaging the infrastructure of society? 
3. Why should sociologists reaffirm the concept of society?

• Max Weber and the Moral Idea of Society - This article explores Weber's conceptualization of society as a symbol of consensus that functions at a sociological, psychological, and biological level and makes the case that people should believe in a unified moral world. 

1. What is meant by 'the social question'? 
2. According to Weber how does the 'community of labour' differ from the 'family household community'? 
3. How did Weber conceptualize society?