Understanding Social Institutions: Individual vs Society
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What do social institutions do to individuals?

  • Encourage them to be independent
  • Limit their choices (correct)
  • Have no impact on them
  • Provide them with opportunities
  • In sociology, what do institutions do according to the text?

  • Give unlimited freedom to individuals
  • Operate independently of any rules
  • Enforce laws decided by individuals
  • Impose constraints on individuals (correct)
  • Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a central area where important social institutions are located?

  • Entertainment and leisure (correct)
  • Family, marriage, and kinship
  • Politics
  • Education
  • How does the text define an institution?

    <p>Works according to established rules and imposes constraints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of social institutions?

    <p>To constrain and control individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does an institution impact an individual?

    <p>By constraining and rewarding them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a functionalist view understand social institutions as?

    <p>A complex set of social norms, beliefs, and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the conflict view, how do social institutions operate?

    <p>In the interest of the dominant sections of society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of institutions are family and religion considered as?

    <p>Informal social institutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the conflict view differ from the functionalist view in terms of social institutions?

    <p>Functionalist views social institutions as tools for promoting equality; conflict view sees them as promoting inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key difference between informal and formal social institutions?

    <p>Informal institutions are universal while formal ones are specific to certain societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do social institutions impact different sections of society?

    <p>Unequally, based on class, caste, tribe, or gender</p> Signup and view all the answers

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