Social Structure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen J Hunt (0000-0002-6400-4321, corresponding author), Stephen Hunt (0000-0002-3158-7196) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss180 |
| OpenAlex | W4205223887 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The term “social structure” denotes a more or less enduring pattern of social arrangements within a particular society, group, or social organization. Nonetheless, despite its widespread usage, there is no single agreed concept of social structure that exists in sociology or related disciplines. An early attempt to theorize the notion of social structure was seen in the work of Lévi‐Strauss, the French social anthropologist, who attempted to discover the universal rules that underpin everyday activities and custom through cultural systems. Within sociology, however, the term has been employed in various ways according to the theoretical approach within which the concept is used. For instance, in one of the earliest uses of the term, Herbert Spencer related “social structure” to increasing differentiation and specialization of the biological organism as society “evolved
Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Social group · Social organization · Social science · Social structure · Sociology · Term (time · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |