Sociology Institutionalization

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What is an example of an institutionalized process?

Participating in a social movement

Engaging in a casual conversation

Voting in an election

Seeking a diagnosis for a physical illness (correct)

What is a key characteristic of institutionalized structures?

They are constantly changing

They are completely informal

They are relatively stable (correct)

They are highly flexible

What is characterized by predictably patterned social interaction within relatively stable structures?

Healthcare institutions

Conflict resolution

Institutionalized systems (correct)

Social norms

Where is conflict over values or interests typically institutionalized?

The political system Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of institutions?

To regulate social interaction Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the economic foundation of society in Marxist theory?

Forces of production and relations of production Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the infrastructure and social institutions of society?

Social institutions are built upon the infrastructure Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that is similar in concept to 'infrastructure' in Marxist theory?

Mode of production Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the forces of production and the relations of production?

Means of production and social classes Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the infrastructure in shaping society?

It determines the social institutions and culture Signup and view all the answers

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What is an example of an institutionalized process?

What is a key characteristic of institutionalized structures?

What is characterized by predictably patterned social interaction within relatively stable structures?

Where is conflict over values or interests typically institutionalized?

What is the primary function of institutions?

What is the primary focus of the economic foundation of society in Marxist theory?

What is the relationship between the infrastructure and social institutions of society?

What is the term that is similar in concept to 'infrastructure' in Marxist theory?

What is included in the forces of production and the relations of production?

What is the role of the infrastructure in shaping society?

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