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.
Social structure. Social structure, in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together. Social structure is often treated together with the concept of social change, which deals with the forces that change the social structure and the organization of society. 1  Although it is generally agreed that the term social structure refers to regularities in social life, its application is inconsistent.