A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline. This term is applied both to physical structures like buildings, bridges or ships and to conceptual structures as well (for example, in social sciences). The word superstructure is a combination of super (Latin for above, in addition) with the word structure (also from Latin, meaning to build or to heap up). Social sciences In social sciences, superstructure is the set of socio-psychological feedback loops that ma… (More on Superstructure)