Atomism is a theory according to which social organisations, values, and processes arise solely from the acts and interests of individuals, who thus constitute the only true subject of analysis.^[1]

“	The atomization of society into a rabble of radical individualists has been followed by its real objective: the atomization of individuals themselves.	”
—Philip Rieff, The Standard Reader, The Weekly Standard

[edit] See also

• Anomie
• Holism in sociology
• Individualism
• Social alienation
• Socialization

[edit] References

1. ^ Allan G. Johnson (2000). "atomism and holism". The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 17. ISBN 0631216812. 

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