They either get improved upon or become a fundamental part of the structure of society.

它们要么得到改进，要么成为社会结构的基本组成部分。

Marriage practices are deeply tied to the economic and social structures of society.

婚姻习俗与社会的经济和社会结构密切相关。

But Durkheim showed how these personal feelings were not purely personal, and that they were influenced by the structure of society.

但涂尔干表明，这些个人感受并不纯粹是个人的，而是受到社会结构的影响。

One  area though where he was repressive was in his intolerance towards philosophers, especially those  who questioned the wisdom of imperial rule and the hierarchical structure of society.

他压抑的一个方面是他对哲学家的不宽容，尤其是那些质疑帝国统治的智慧和社会等级结构的人。

So, to get some idea of what the individual human soul is like, he says we should study the structure of society—what kinds of people and activities every society has to have.

要想了解人类的灵魂，他说，我们应该研究社会的结构——每个社会都需要什么样的人和社会活动。