class structure

the composition, organization, and interrelationship of social classes within a society. The term encompasses the makeup of individual classes as well as their economic, political, and other roles within the larger social order.

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February 11th 2025

cognitive complexity

the state or quality of a thought process that involves numerous constructs, with many interrelationships among them. Such processing is often experienced as difficult or effortful. See also conceptual complexity.