Understanding Social Institutions

A social institution is a regular

A social institution is a regular and continuous way of social life that works according to rules established or accepted by law or custom. Institutio

This view sees institutions as responses

This view sees institutions as responses to social needs. Family, religion, law, and education are seen as helping society maintain order and continui

This view sees institutions as working

This view sees institutions as working in the interest of dominant sections of society, such as class, caste, tribe, or gender.

A family is a group

A family is a group of persons directly linked by kin connections, whose adult members care for children. It is linked with economic, political, cultu

Marriage is a socially acknowledged

Marriage is a socially acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals. It creates kin relations beyond the couple.