(definite article) society?

[Tedwonny]

It sounds so right to me to put the definite article 'the' before society as in:

I will contribute a lot to the society.

However, sometimes, I come across examples where the article is dropped.

E.g. People in society do not want this.


Should we in general add the article before the word society?

Thanks

[5jj]

It depends whether you are referring to a club/association (use 'the') or to society in general (no article).