Social Institutions Flashcards
Most basic and oldest social unit
Family
Basic residential unit
Household
Social bond or connection between indivs who are related to eachother
Kinship
Consanguine or extended family
Several blood relatives
Conjugal or Nuclear
Father, mother, child
Cornerstone of societies’ moral valus
Religion
Believing in one God
Monotheistic
Believing in many gods
Polytheistic
Revolved around principles that define the order of the universe
Ethical
Belief in spirits or animate beings
Animism
Political power is in the hands of a single person
Monarchy
Political power exercised by a few privileged class
Aristrocracy
Political power exercised by majority of the people
Democracy
Concept of free markets
Market System
Government controls a significant portion of the economic structure
Command System