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Fundamental Social Institutions of India

Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Sociology

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Social Institution - Basic Concepts

  • Social institution is an established procedure determining mutual roles and behavior patterns in society
  • Institutions help satisfy needs of individuals and society while maintaining social order
  • All institutions share common features: attitude patterns, cultural symbols, utilities, behavioral norms, and ideology
2

Family Institution

  • Family is a universal social institution formed through marriage, blood relations, or adoption
  • Key features: sexual relations, marriage as foundation, living together, lineage system, economic participation
  • Types based on authority: Matriarchal vs Patriarchal families
3

Marriage Institution

  • Marriage is the first step toward family formation with socially accepted sexual relations
  • Main purposes: religious duties, reproduction, sexual satisfaction, companionship
  • Types based on number: Monogamy (one spouse) vs Polygamy (multiple spouses)
4

Caste Institution

  • Caste is unique feature of Indian society - hereditary, endogamous group with hierarchy
  • Ghurye's six features: social division, hierarchy, commensality restrictions, civic disabilities, occupational restrictions, marriage restrictions
  • Concepts of purity and pollution regulate inter-caste relations

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An established procedure that determines mutualA universal social group formed throughA socially sanctioned relationship between individualsA hierarchical social stratification system uniqueGroups of people sharing similar social

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