Collocations for society - noun

wider
the position of women within the family and the wider society

contemporary, modern | traditional | advanced
the division of labour in an advanced capitalist society

primitive | egalitarian, free, just, open | closed | civilized, humane | affluent
the consumerist values of the affluent society

consumer, consumerist | throwaway
Our throwaway society must be encouraged to recycle.

permissive | multicultural, multiracial, pluralistic | divided, stratified
Years of high unemployment have left society deeply divided.

civil
the relationship between the state and civil society

secular | human
a theory on the basis of human society

class | classless | tribal | matriarchal, patriarchal | bourgeois | capitalist, democratic, feudal, socialist, etc. | industrial, post-industrial, pre-industrial | agricultural, technological | Western | rural, urban, village | polite
Such language would not be used in polite society.

build, create, shape
the struggle to build a just society

permeate, pervade
the greed that pervades modern society

fit into
Prisoners often have problems fitting into society on their release.

polarize

be based on sth
a society based on social justice

in/within (a) ~
the role of television in modern Western society

a cross-section of society
The clinic deals with a wide cross-section of society

the fabric of society
The civil war tore apart the fabric of society.

the higher/top echelons of society
Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society.

a level/rank/stratum of society
Child cruelty exists at all levels of society.

a member of society
welfare reforms to protect the most vulnerable members of society

an outcast from/of society
She devoted herself to helping the outcasts of society.

the backbone/a bulwark/a pillar of society
One of the pillars of society must be that everyone has access to the legal system. | He considered himself to be a pillar of society.

your place/rank in society
A person''s job is one of the factors that determines their place in society.

the rest of society
He felt isolated from the rest of society.

a section/sector/segment of society
Every section of society must have access to education.

society as a whole
The research examines minorities and their relation to society as a whole.

society at large
Health standards have risen in society at large.

the structure of a society
the class structure of British society

secret | debating, dramatic, historical, horticultural, law, medical, musical, religious, etc.

belong to
She belongs to the historical society.

become a member of, join | create, establish, form, found, set up, start

in a/the ~
She was active in the Society for Women''s Suffrage.

~ for
a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals

~ of
the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders