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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

Sociological Structures

5.1 social structure: The building blocks of social life – Sociology. (2016, April 8). Open Textbooks · University of Minnesota Libraries. https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/5-1-social-structure-the-building-blocks-of-social-life/

The building blocks of social life – Sociology

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

5 Social Structures

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

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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