That is what they're saying. Your individual work is placed relative to the social organisation and the interactions therein. That isn't the complete opposite,

That is what they're saying. Your individual work is placed relative to the social organisation and the interactions therein. That isn't the complete opposite, it's the same thing. Have you ever tried working in a job where your boss just ignores you, no one cares what you do, and you're just getting paid anyway? Obviously, some people are intrinsically extremely motivated even with no contact for years, but many people, probably most, without any social organisation or interactions, will not manage to work, even if they want to. Even just the threat of not having anything done by the next meeting is a huge part of the "social organisations and people interacting with people" that "gets work done"