SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS:

SESSIONS- 21-22
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Social Institutions:
Nature:

An institution is a network of social norms.

Institutions are the wheels on which human
society marches on & revolves.

Institutions are machineries through which society
carries on its activities.
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Social Institutions:
Nature:
Social institutions are the preservers & the
transmitters of cultural patterns.

Definition:
The social structure & machinery through Which
human society organizes, directs, & executes the
multifarious activities required to satisfy human
needs.

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Social Institutions:
Elements:

I. A group of people.

II. United by common interest.

III. Having material resources.

IV. Having norms, &

V. Fulfill some social needs.





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Social Institutions:

Characteristics:

I. Commonly accepted.
II. Permanent.
III. Dynamic.
IV. Binding.
V. Inter dependent.
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Social Institutions:

Types:

I. Family Institution
II. Religious Institution
III. Educational Institution
IV. Economic Institution
V. Political Institution

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Social Institutions:
Types:
I. Family Institution:

A basic social institution important to the survival
of a society.
Comprising a system of interrelated social roles &
norms.
Organized around the rearing of children &
The structuring of kinship relationships.
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Social Institutions:
Types:
II. Religious Institution:

The system of social norms & roles.
Organized about the need to answer ultimate
questions.
Concerning the purpose of life & the meaning of
death.
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Social Institutions:
Types:
III. Educational Institution:

The system of interrelated social roles & norms.

That ensures the transmission of knowledge from
one generation to an other.

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Social Institutions:
Types:
IV.Economic Institution:

The system of social roles & norms.

Organized about the production, distribution, &
consumption of goods & services.

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Social Institutions:
Types:
V. Political Institution:

The complex of social norms & roles, that serves to
maintain social order.
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Social Institutions:
Interrelationships Between Social Institutions:
Family


Political Religious





Economic Education

Interrelationships
Social
Institutions
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Social Institutions:
Functions:

Fulfillment of needs. (Biogenic & Sociogenic)

Personality formation.

Preservation/transmission of culture.

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Social Institutions:
Functions:

Stability for the organization.

Maintenance of order.


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