Social Order
From The SpiritWiki
The social order is the sum total of all the things that human’s have created for themselves over and above what is provided by nature. In this sense, the social order encompasses everything that is human, past and present. This would include things like our Material Culture (i.e., our clothing, our housing, the props for our leisure activity, etc.) our Ideal Culture (our stories and traditions, our educational system, and such) and our Institutions including our philosophical, religious, and scientific belief systems.
It is important to note that the social order is not a random manifestation of human activity. Humans think, plan, and create and their intentions (sometimes unconscious, sometimes conscious) manifest themselves in the social order around them. The social order is thus the result of the (more or less) coordinated activities of human beings. Of course, Power is a salient factor in the manifestation of the social order. People with more power and resources have more influence on the manifestation of reality and the social order than those who do not. A black South African living in a shack have limited ability to influence the social order of his country and is this a victim of the social order already in place.
