1. No individual living in society can hope to enjoy total absence of any kind of constraints or restrictions. 2. It becomes necessary then to determine which social constraints are justified and which are not - which are acceptable and which should be removed.(c)There are numerous reasons why disagreements may develop in a society which may express themselvesthrough open conflict. 4. To understand which social constraints are necessary - discussions on freedom need to look at the core relationship between the individual and the society (or group - community - or state) within which she/he is placed. 5. That is - we need to examine the relationship between individual and society.