social order

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It also turns its gaze to those assigned to the lower rungs of the colonial social order - dancing girls, agricultural labourers, barbers and snake charmers.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

At the same time he is seen as loyal to Thailand's traditional social order -- a stance that resonates with many in a still largely conservative society.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The U.S.-influenced counterculture of the 1960s inverted the social order, venerating indigenous folkways and fueling aspirations for full independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

When African Americans migrated west, L.A. was wide open, a physical and spiritual landscape with space to build the social order anew.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Although John Glenn later supported women astronauts, at the time he said the fact that women were not in that field was a fact of our social order.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson