Family the role of this institutions is to procreates (have children), nurture, and teach values
Religion this institutions answers the unanswerable, establishes morality, deals with death and the afterlife.
Government this institution is entrusted with making and enforcing the rules of a society as well as with regulating relations with other societies. (political order)
Education it is a place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschool, childcare, primary elementary schools, secondary-high schools, and universities.
Economy this institution is concerned with the production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services, supply and demand.
Institutionalism
An approach that emphasizes the role of institutions and stresses the usefulness of established institutions, often at the expense of the individual
Institutionalism
A theory that examines how rules, norms, and organizations affect how people act and what happens in society
It says that both formal laws and informal customs have a big impact on how politics, economics, and social life work
Institutionalists study how these things influence human behavior, societal changes over time, and policy-making
Structures (formal or informal) that are the most significant element of an institution
Institutions provide no place for individuals and their interests, rather they involve groups of individuals in some sort of patterned interactions that is predictable based upon specified relationships among the actors.
Stability - the consistent existence of a structure or framework over time
Regulator of Individual Behavior - Institutions influence how people behave by setting rules or norms.
Shared Values - members should agree on certain beliefs and meanings to help shape how the institution operates.
Legitimacy - Institutions gain legitimacy beyond individual preferences and are valued for their own sake, not just for what they immediately achieve.
