Social Institutions The Three Theories And Institutions An Organized and Established Social System That Meets One Or More Of a Society’s Basic Needs Social Institutions The Three Theories And Institutions What Society Needs To Survive Functions Of Six Major Institutions Family • Education • Religion Politics • Economy • Media

Structural-Functionalism Every system needs to achieve a state of homeostasis via organic solidarity. Family Education Economy Law Media Religion Polity Structural-Functionalism

The Role Of Institutions Conflict Theory The Role Of Institutions Legitimate & Perpetuate The Status Quo Generate & Teach Norms That Maintain The Status Quo Divert People’s Attention From Inequity The Laws The Family The Economy The Government The Schools The Church The Media Non Elites Elites

Symbolic Interaction CONTEXTS INTERACTIONS ROLES IDENTITIES Family Economy Polity Schools Church Media Laws Define, Refine, and Confine Symbolic Meaning Symbols – which are given meaning by social interaction – are key to our sense of self and society. These symbols define and shape us. CONTEXTS Situations and Definitions Of Situations INTERACTIONS Socialization and Impression Management ROLES Specific and Generalized Others Role Strain and Role Conflict IDENTITIES Salience and Commitment Symbolic Interaction

What Societies Need To Survive • Replace Its Members: Groups do this through procreation, conversion, or immigration • Teach New Recruits: Groups do this through education, indoctrination, or informal interaction. • Produce/Distribute Goods: Groups must satisfy members’ needs or face discontent and disorder. • Preserve Order: Groups protect their members from both internal and external threats. • Provide A Sense Of Purpose: Groups help members understand their value to the society, providing motivation for them to continue as members of it.. What Societies Need To Survive

Function Of Major Institutions • Family: Replaces the members of a society through procreation, socializes children, and legitimizes sexual activity between adults. • Education: Helps to socialize children, transmits knowledge, and provides information and training for jobs and other work-related activities. • Religion: Encompasses beliefs and practices that offer a sense of meaning and purpose in life. Function Of Major Institutions

Function Of Major Institutions • Politics: Maintains law and order, passes legislation, and forms military groups for internal/external defense. • The Economy: Organizes a society’s development, production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. • Media: Enables and influences communication between individuals and group, socializes members and enforces social norms, promotes consumption of goods and services Function Of Major Institutions