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What does social structure mean?

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Noun
  1. (sociology) A distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together.
  2. (macrosociology) A system of socioeconomic stratification, social institutions, or, other patterned {|relation|relations} between large social groups.
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Extended family and kin are an important part of the social structure of the republic.
Are there any other animal examples of this type of social structure where altruism seems to play a part?
But when modern societies abolished the stigmas on illegitimacy, divorce, and all the rest, whole portions of the social structure just caved in.
Ethnic mix, language, culture, religion, social structure, and income levels vary considerably across the country.
By 1640 the social structure of the island consisted of masters, servants, and slaves.
This produces a mind-set that puts maids at the lowest level of the social structure.

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