So heartbreaking. Frank Gifford, renowned sportscaster and NFL legend, died suddenly on Aug. 9 at his Connecticut home. Frank, who was married to TODAY show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford, 61, was 84 years old. He played for the New York Giants before transitioning into a successful career in sports broadcasting.
Recent trends in social structure theory. Currently, those pursuing research in the area of social structure follow limited but practical goals. They focus on the development of theories, laws, generalizations, calculi, and methods that account for structural regularities in society.
Examples: Social class is one example of social structure. Social class shapes the access that different groups have to the resources of society and it shapes many interactions that people have with each other. As a social structure, it guides and shapes human behavior at all levels, no matter how overtly visible or invisible it is at any given time.