The learning of metaphysics provides the opportunities for the human intellect to be used at peak capacity. Society is a union of men for the purpose of accomplishing a particular objective. Society can be either public or private. A public society is one whose members associate with each other to establish a republic. Society is also classified as perpetual or temporary.
Citizens joining together to live in a state is a perpetual society.
The family is part of the educational process. Some may agree due to being from the same parents. Others do so based on civil agreement since they are citizens of the same state and are under the same ruler and governed by the same laws. There must be due harmony between the natural and supernatural end of man so that man prefers attaining the final end to anything else. New York, Simon and Schuster.