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  2. Social system - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, a social system is the patterned network of relationships constituting a coherent whole that exist between individuals, groups, and institutions. [1] It is the formal structure of role and status that can form in a small, stable group. [1]

  3. Social structure - Wikipedia

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    Thus, social structures significantly influence larger systems, such as economic systems, legal systems, political systems, cultural systems, etc. Social structure can also be said to be the framework upon which a society is established. It determines the norms and patterns of relations between the various institutions of the society.

  4. Political system - Wikipedia

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    "An autonomous political unit comprising a number of villages or communities under the permanent control of a paramount chief" [9] Sovereign state. A sovereign state is a state with a permanent population, a defined territory, a government and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. Supranational political systems

  5. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    A semi-presidential republic is a government system with power divided between a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government, used in countries like France, Portugal, and Egypt. The president, elected by the people, symbolizes national unity and foreign policy while the prime minister is appointed by the president or ...

  6. Social organization - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, a social organization is a pattern of relationships between and among individuals and groups. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Characteristics of social organization can include qualities such as sexual composition, spatiotemporal cohesion, leadership , structure , division of labor, communication systems, and so on.

  7. Wikipedia:Contents/Society and social sciences - Wikipedia

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    Sociology – study of the formation of human societies and social organizations, their structure, and the interaction and behavior of people in organized groups. Society – group of people sharing the same geographical or virtual territory and therefore subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

  8. Political structure - Wikipedia

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    Political structure is a commonly used term in political science.In a general sense, it refers to institutions or even groups and their relations to each other, their patterns of interaction within political systems and to political regulations, laws and the norms present in political systems in such a way that they constitute the political landscape and the political entity.

  9. Institution - Wikipedia

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    The term "institutionalization" is widely used in social theory to refer to the process of embedding something (for example a concept, a social role, a particular value or mode of behavior) within an organization, social system, or society as a whole.