Social Structure

The complex of relationships and systems that organize and regulate interpersonal phenomena in a group or society. The social structure of a group includes its norms and roles and the status, attraction, and communication relations that link one member to another (see group structure). The social structure of a society includes the complex of relations among its constituent individuals, groups, institutions, customs, and mores. (https://dictionary.apa.org/social‐structure)

Year introduced: 2022

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Tree Number(s): I01.880.761

MeSH Unique ID: D000091485

Entry Terms:

• Social Structures
• Structure, Social
• Structures, Social

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Structure
Family Structure
Social Group
Social Status