Atomism (social)
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, REGARDING THE INDIVIDUAL AS THE BASIC UNIT OF ANALYSIS FOR ALL IMPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL LIFE
Atomized individualism; Social atomism
Atomism or social atomism is a sociological theory arising from the scientific notion atomic theory, coined by the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus and the Roman philosopher Lucretius. In the scientific rendering of the word, atomism refers to the notion that all matter in the universe is composed of basic indivisible components, or atoms.