In society vs In the society

Both "in society" and "in the society" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In society" is a general reference to a community or culture, while "in the society" is used when referring to a specific or previously mentioned society or group.

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In society

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to being part of a community or culture in a general sense.

Examples:

She is well-known in society for her charitable work.
In society, people tend to follow certain norms and values.
His actions were seen as unacceptable in society.

Alternatives:

within society
among society members
within the community
within the culture
in the community

In the society

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a specific society or group of people, rather than society in general.

Examples:

In the society of artists, creativity is highly valued.
He is a respected figure in the society of scientists.
In the society of the time, such behavior was considered scandalous.

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You know, like everyone else in the Society except for you.
Their usefulness varies and contributes to variation in the society's treatment of the elderly.
Water is a concern for all actors in the society.
Economic and social exclusion causes despair, and a serious decline in the society where it occurs.
In the society, again, which is based on the power of certain people to control and profit from the lives and work of millions of others the dominant intellectual culture will reflect the needs of the dominant group.
That we should make up projects that are meant to help women in DRC to play a leading role in the society.
Our class was not that high in the society.
NA: But it just helps tell that some people are change agents in the society.
That's all. A school dropout saw your problem in the society of not using sanitary pad.
Crucial enough is to build up a new normative system, a change of legislation and its necessary popularisation in the society.
The Daphne III Programme finances projects that work to change behavioural and cultural attitudes to prevent violence in the society.
Obviously, in the society we live in, data collection has become an essential tool of analysis.
One of the factors is the general role of females in the society.
Why this case make such a shake in the society?
I am afraid to live in the society we live in today.
Knowledge of new technologies has been considered to be of great importance in terms of allowing full participation in the society of the future.
What I saw was that, despite the commitments of the government, the discrimination continues, partly because it seems to be ingrained in the society and almost institutionalised.
There are clear indications that the UK regulators knowingly failed to challenge the dual, and therefore conflicting, role of the Appointed Actuary of ELAS, who for six years also held a leading management post in the Society as its Chief Executive.
Respect of these basic principles should be added since the qualified entities are here granted the privilege to monitor the rule of law in the society.
Mr Laskaridis, President of ESR, reportedly stated that 'there have been unacceptable and extreme dialogues which prepared a vulgar atmosphere and led to an event which might happen in the society but it is not usual.

Alternatives:

within the society
among the society members
within that particular society
within the specific group
in that society

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