Institutional traits

Institutional TraitsInstitutional Traits

- a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.

Institution

- has social orders that governs customs and behaviour of individuals in the society

- it may be establishment, foundation or an organization.

- a custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people

The 7 major societal institutions are:

1. 1. familyfamily2.2.communitcommunityy3. 3. religionreligion4. 4. academiaacademia5. 5. businessbusiness6. 6. mediamedia7. 7. governmengovernmentt

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familyfamily

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“The family is the place in which a child…feels safe enough to explore his individuality, learn the core values and beliefs. It is also the first place a child learns to make personal sacrifices for the good of the whole.”

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communicommunityty

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- a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

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religionreligion

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- is an organization of religious beliefs, morality, ethics and world views that relate humanity and aims to explain the meaning and origin of life.

-an institution that engages people to express belief in a divine power.

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academiaacademia

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- an educational institution that provides instruction and for specialized education to teach students knowledge and discipline.

Academia advances culture through knowledge, help prevent socio-economic inequities, breaks through boundaries of human ignorance, - it also helps societies to avoid repeated historical mistakes, and serves as a check on the government by keeping citizens informed of civic affairs.

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businebusinessss

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- also known as an enterprise or a firm is an institution that involves trade of goods and services, for the benefit of both manufactuer and consumers.

Classification:- Agriculture and mining business- Financial business- Manufacturing business- Real state business- Transportation- Service- Utilities

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medimediaa

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- its role is to disseminate information, highlight important current events, and to essentially stand as a witness, an observer of cultural, political, community and educational events.

- “one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society as newspaper, radio, or television.”

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governmegovernmentnt

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- the role of government is to protect unalienable rights. It is the institutionalization of force, and as such should not do anything that would not be right for an individual to do. (such as steal, etc.).

- It is the institution by which the whole state and community is governed and conformed with rules and principles.

the the FamilyFamily

“socially sanctioned group of persons united by kinship, marriage and adoption, who share a common habitat and interact according to social roles that maintain and protect its members”

Family- smallest social institution

“a family is composed of a father, a mother and their children”

Classification of Family:1. According to STRUCTURE:

a. conjugal or nuclear family- consisting of husband, wife , and children.

Classification of Family:1. According to STRUCTURE:

b. consanguine or extended family- consist of married couple, children, and relatives.

Classification of Family:

1. According to NUMBER OF SPOUSES:

a. MONOGAMY- 1 husband & 1 wife.

Classification of Family:

1. According to NUMBER OF SPOUSES:

b. POLYGAMY- plural marriage

1. polyandry- 1 woman married to 2 or more men at the same time.

Classification of Family:

1. According to NUMBER OF SPOUSES:

b. POLYGAMY- plural marriage2. polgamy- 1 man married to 2 or more women at the same time.

Classification of Family:

1. According to NUMBER OF SPOUSES:

b. POLYGAMY- plural marriage3. cenogamy- group sex. 2 or more men and 2 or more women having sex at the same time one after another.

Classification of Family:

1. According to LINE OF DESCENT:

a. patrilineal- father’s line

a. matrilineal- mother’s line

c. bilineal-father’s and mother’s line

Classification of Family:

1. According to RESIDENCE:

a. patrilocal- when newlyweds live with the parents of the husband.

b. matrilocal- when the newlyweds live with the parents of the wife.c. neolocal- when the new couple live by themselves and have a separate household.

Classification of Family:

1. According to DOMINANCE:

a. patriarchal- the father is the head and makes the major decisions.

b. matriarchal- the mother is the head and makes the major decisions.

c. equalitarian- both the father and the mother share in making decisions and authority