# The social system is an organization like the individual, bound together by a system of… by Norbert Wiener > "The social system is an organization like the individual, bound together by a system of communication." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Cybernetics (1948), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cybernetics (1948), excerpt candidate.