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Social Structure MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Social Structure
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.761
Unique ID
D000091485
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091485
Annotation
for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Scope Note
The complex of relationships and systems that organize and regulate interpersonal phenomena in a group or society. The social structure of a group includes its norms and roles and the status, attraction, and communication relations that link one member to another (see group structure). The social structure of a society includes the complex of relations among its constituent individuals, groups, institutions, customs, and mores. (https://dictionary.apa.org/social‐structure)
Entry Term(s)
Social Systems
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Introduced
2022/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09

No Qualifiers
Social Structure Preferred
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