I'm not sure what you're asking here, if it's about early societies or the differences between settled communities vs. nomadic ones, or something else entirely :-)
The most important thing in nomadic communities is the mutual responsibility every member of the community shares. It is this feeling of belonging to the larger circle that ensures your well being and others'. You have to be sure you will be protected with everybody else, and that you are a part of the caravan.
This sense of community is of course a part of settled societies as well, but as we can see in the more Westernized communities, the tribal responsibility is diminished, and the nuclear family basically takes care of itself.