Social institution

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SOCIETY

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SOCIAL INSTITUTION

Complex, integrated sets of social norms organized around the preservation of a basic societal value Established or standardized patterns of rule governed behavior An organizational system which functions to satisfy basic social needs by providing an ordered framework linking the individual to the larger culture
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FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

To satisfy the basic needs of society Define dominant social values Institutions establish permanent patterns of social behavior To support other institutions Provide roles for individuals

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VALUES

Determining kinship Providing legitimate use of power Regulating distribution of goods and services Transmitting knowledge from one generation to next Regulating our relation to the supernatural
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TYPES OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

FAMILY MARRIAGE KINSHIP ECONOMY POLITY RELIGION EDUCATION GOVERNMENT

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FAMILY

A socially defined set of relationship between at least two people related by birth, marriage, adoption, or in some definitions, long standing ties of intimacy Control and regulation of sexual behavior To provide for the economic and emotional maintenance of individuals To provide for primary socialization of 6/8/12 family

MARRIAGE

Marriage is a fundamental social institution, and "The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society" (Spalding and Loconte, 2003) Marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits Children learn their place in the world from the family who raised them and 6/8/12 learn about the world and how to

KINSHIP

Kinship is the relation by the bond of blood, marriage and includes kindred ones. Kinship is universal and in most societies plays a significant role in the socialization of individuals and the maintenance of group solidarity. A.R Radcliffe Brown defines kinship as a system of dynamic relations between person and person in a community, the 6/8/12 behaviour of any two persons in any of

ECONOMY

Set of arrangement by which a society produces distributes and consumes goods services and other resources Provides methods for the production of goods and services Provides methods for the distribution of goods and services Enable societies member to consume goods and services
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POLITY

Pertain to the governance of a society, its formal distribution of authority, its use of force and its relationship to other societies and political units The state, an important political institution in modern societies is the apparatus of governance over a particular territory

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RELIGION

A unified system of beliefs and practices pertaining to the supernatural and to norms about the right way to live that is shared by a group of believers Providing solution for unexplained phenomena Supplying a means for controlling the natural world Religion tends to support the normative structure of the society 6/8/12

EDUCATION

A formal process in which knowledge, skills, and values are systematically transmitted from one individual to group to another Transmitting culture Preparation for occupational roles Evaluating and selecting competent individuals Transmitting functional skills for 6/8/12 functioning in society.

GOVERNMENT

Institutionalization of norms ( LAW ) The enforcement of laws The adjudication of conflict ( Court ) Provide for the welfare of the members of society Protection of society from external threat

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