social structure

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This unexpected result raises new questions about why the behavior occurs and how it might influence group relationships and social structure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The law stipulates that under the "right to self-identity", settlements are entitled to protect and preserve their "social structure".

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Armajani’s unusual earthwork joined in: Embracing a legal, bureaucratic form, he pointed to land as a decidedly social structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps lost its commander, but the corps itself survives, and it controls much of the country’s economy and social structure.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

The culture of possibility that Daisy Ford embraced and put to use so brilliantly on behalf of her daughters was passed on to her by the peculiarities of the West Indian social structure.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell