This type of life fosters affection and love among the members and results in a very closely-knit group. The neighborhood consists of several dwellings in close proximity to one another and the inhabitants share belief in the common deities of the village. They also share common rituals, beliefs, and customs. Friendship is a mutual feeling of affection between two individuals. Usually the parties in a friendship situation have common likes and dislikes, and often they have similar occupations.
Authority involves both rights and duties.
However, as far as the authority of the Gemeinschaft type is concerned, the difference in wills cannot be great, otherwise there will not be common will. It is based on the fact that these individuals share the same beliefs, values, and ways of behaving. Only through language can we communicate and understand one another. There are consequently three basic laws of Gemeinschaft . By virtue of this love and understanding the members of the group tend to stay together and the result is the Gemeinschaft type of relationship.