social organization

American  

noun

Sociology.

1. the structure of social relations within a group, usually the relations between its subgroups and institutions.

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social organization British  

noun

1. sociol the formation of a stable structure of relations inside a group, which provides a basis for order and patterns relationships for new members

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Example Sentences

Footprints left by infants and very young children, which are typically rare in the archaeological record, add valuable information about family groups and social organization.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

The Rose Parade started in 1890 as a promotional event by the Valley Hunt Club, a social organization, to show off Pasadena’s famously mild winter weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

According to Hal Whitehead, who has pioneered research on social organization and cultural transmission in deep-water whales since the 1970s, researchers began studying sperm whale codas by comparing them to Morse code.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

There is a sizeable Iu Mien community in Portland and its suburbs, with a Buddhist temple and Baptist church, active social organization, and businesses and restaurants.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

The new concepts and the new social organization are two sides of one coin.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton