social structure

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The archive, he added, “plays a critical role in countering stereotypes and challenging the social structure in which incarcerated individuals are enmeshed.”

From New York Times

Some have questioned whether killing so many animals disrupts the herds’ social structure.

From New York Times

Then came the Industrial Revolution, crunching and sluicing away, and changing pretty much everything: social structures, urban spaces, land use, belief systems, historical topography, not to mention the chemical properties of earth, water and air.

From New York Times

The northern and southern residents are both picky eaters — Chinook salmon, please! — and they have similar social structures, living in large matrilineal groups and sharing their food with their family.

From Seattle Times

The researchers suggest mom’s favoritism toward her boys evolved because of the particular social structure of these pods.

From Science Magazine