Refers to the relationships and communities that individuals are connected to. 

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The different structures that societies are organized in. They can either be classified as:
- Horizontal
- Vertical

Sociological Structures

Barkan, S. E. (2011). *Sociology: Understanding and changing the social world*. Boston, MA: Flat World Knowledge, Incorporated.

Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (Barkan, 2011)

A social group is defined as a category of people who interact with each other and share a sense of identity. Furthermore, a collection of people who have a shared set of social expectations and values are said to belong in the same social group. There is typically some awareness of social boundaries within social groups. 

Social Group

- Roles
- Social networks
- Groups and organizations
- Social institutions
- Societies

5 Social Structures

Horizontal Social Structure

Concept node test content - horizontal sctructure

Horizontal social structure test node

- Forms of Capital
- Division of Labor
- Organization

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