Budaya
Sistem kekerabatan merupakan bagian yang sangat penting dalam struktur sosial. Meyer Fortes mengemukakan bahwa sistem kekerabatan suatu masyarakat dapat dipergunakan untuk menggambarkan struktur sosial dari masyarakat yang bersangkutan.
Sosiologi gender
Sociology of gender is a prominent subfield of sociology. Social interaction directly correlated with sociology regarding social structure. One of the most important social structures is status. This is determined based on position that an individual possesses which effects how he/she will be treated by society. One of the most important statuses an individual claims is gender. Public discourse and the academic literature generally use the term "gender" for the perceived or projected (self-identified) masculinity or femininity of a person.