6. Impact of Social Institutions on Caribbean People Flashcards
Social institutions are
agents of socialisation
socialisation
the process through which individuals know how to behave in society
Social institutions help to
maintain social order and social control
Social order
A system of institutions, pattern of interactions and customs which reproduce the conditions necessary
for a stable society to exist
Social control
this refers to how members of society attempt to induce each other to comply with the norms of that
society
Family
A group of persons linked by blood, marriage or quazi-marital commitment. (eg. Common-law)
Functions of a Family
Reproduction
Socialisation of its younger members
Providing emotional support for its members
Providing economic support for the young, elderly and those with challenges.
Types of families in the Caribbean
Nuclear family
Common-law union
Visiting union
Extended family
Nuclear family is
a family consisting of a mother and father joined by marriage, living with their offspring in an independent household.
Common-law union is
an unmarried couple living with their offspring in an independent household
Visiting union is
a relationship in which there is no permanent father figure. The male visits at intervals and provides some economic support for his offspring.
Extended family is
a family consisting of several generations. Among those who follow Islam, there is a special kind of extended family known as the joint family. In this family type, brothers, their wives and children all occupy one family home.
Religion
A unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things
Religion is an agent of
social control, and promotes social solidarity because it encourages the development of a collective consciousness.
All see murder as wrong.
Religions generally prescribe ideal behaviours and are in constant competition with secular values
