Pivotal Institutions Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 pivotal institutions?
A
- Government
- Education
- Economy
- Religion
- Family
2
Q
Family
A
The functions of a family are reproduction and socialization
3
Q
Education
A
The passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next. The more technologically advanced a society is, the more structured and formalized is the education process
4
Q
Economy
A
Sets up a monetary system and provides jobs
5
Q
Government
A
Sets up laws (real mores) and provides protection from within and from without (the military)
6
Q
Religion
A
Explains the inexplainable and provides values and ethical beliefs (ideal mores) to a subculture or to a culture
7
Q
Social Institutions
A
The standard or usual way that a society meets its basic needs
