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It refers to a social structure and social mechanism of social order and cooperation that govern the behavior of its members.
Social Institution
Characteristics of Social Institution
Institutions are purposive Institutions are relatively permanent in content • Institutions are structured Institutions are unified structures Institutions are necessarily value laden
Types of Social Institutions in the Community
Family, religion, education, economics, government
the basic agent of socialization.
family
It is a system of beliefs and rituals that serves to bind people together through shared worship, thereby creating social group.
religion
It provides a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research.
education
production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
economics
It is the institution that solves conflicts that are public in nature and involve more than a few people.
Government
It consists of complex citizens and groups outside government but working in the public arena.
Non-Governmental Organization
4 Types of Non-Governmental Organization
Charitable, Service, Participatory, Empowering
Study Notes
What is a Social Institution?
- A social structure and mechanism of social order and cooperation that governs the behavior of its members.
Characteristics of Social Institutions
- Basic agent of socialization.
- System of beliefs and rituals that binds people together through shared worship, creating a social group.
- Facilitates learning and transfer of knowledge, skills, and habits from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research.
Types of Social Institutions
- Education: institution responsible for production, distribution, and consumption of knowledge.
- Economy: institution responsible for production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- Religion: institution that provides a system of beliefs and rituals that binds people together through shared worship.
- Government: institution that solves conflicts that are public in nature and involve more than a few people.
- Civil Society: consists of complex citizens and groups outside government but working in the public arena.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- 4 types of NGOs, working outside the government but in the public arena.
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