social order

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Trace Kelly’s transformation, and you’ll see a new social order emerge.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

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

In this academic setting a consensus emerged, as the legal scholar Henry Sumner Maine argued, that sacrifice had been the basis for social order and political association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

In general, people who felt England needed a new social order found Vestiges appealing; those who wanted society to remain as it was hated the book.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman