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social structure
[ soh-shuhl struhk-cher ]
/ ˈsoʊ ʃəl ˈstrʌk tʃər /
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noun
Sociology.
- the system or complex of beliefs held by members of a social group.
- the system of relations between the constituent groups of a society.
- the relationship between or the interrelated arrangement of the social institutions of a society or culture, as of mores, marriage customs, or family.
- the pattern of relationships, as of status or friendship, existing among the members of a group or society.
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Origin of social structure
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby social structure
social services, social settlement, social sharing, social statics, social stratification, social structure, social studies, social tagging, social unit, Social War, social wasp
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