1. Social Institutes

2. Sociology We’ve finished Psychology (the study of the brain and all its glory). We now move into Sociology...but what exactly is Sociology?

3. Sociology Sociology – the study of how people act within a society-how society affects people. The study of society itself. Examines group behaviour

4. What is a Social Institute? Social Institute – an organized way that a society develops to meet its basic needs. Example – Government, School, Healthcare, Church/places of worship, Prison systems

5. The Basic Five Institutes Families Economic Political Educational Medical

6. Families Add more people to the society; Make babies, adoption, artificial insemination, immigration to a different society, Raise them to become contributing members of society Nurture and love unconditionally

7. Economic Any place where an exchange of money happens for goods and/or services (basic needs) For example a restaurant, insurance, Toronto stock exchange

8. Political To govern every aspect of society Examples: taxes, limit or encourage the amount of kids you can have (baby boom), education systems, health care (huge impact in Canada)

9. Educational To educate us to be able to contribute to society, supposed to set us up for our later life, it helps socialize us, place of knowledge and learning

10. Medical To keep everyone in society healthy and functioning Everybody pays for healthcare through taxes

11. Exit Slip Mr. Q is trying something new! Take the next five minutes to summarize what we’ve learned today in 2-3 sentences.