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social structure

[soh-shuhl struhk-cher] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl ˈstrʌk tʃər /


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They pack and have pack social structures like timber wolves, and hunt in packs like timber wolves.

From Literature

Their goal is to better understand social structures, life histories and burial customs in these ancient communities.

From Science Daily

He examined the animals’ social structures and survival tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Barron's

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

From Los Angeles Times