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

Taken together, these patterns suggest that statue creation reflected the island's broader social organization, with carving efforts carried out independently rather than through centralized oversight.

From Science Daily

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

The researchers present a new paleoenvironmental model showing that tidal rhythms influenced the earliest stages of agriculture and social organization in Sumer.

From Science Daily

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

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