UNIT 2 Flashcards
What is culture?
Shared beliefs, value, practices, and behaviors shared by a group of people
● Group of people sharing common beliefs, values, and practices
● The “people” that share the said culture
● Share a community (usually geographic boundaries and/or common values and interest), and culture
Society
Give an example of a “society”
● Facebook groups
● Online communities
*eventually these communities will have their own culture if they are able to sustain themselves
Define Social Institutions
Structures and mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of individuals within a given human collective.
What are the three (3) characteristics of Social Institutions?
- Permanence
- Social purpose
- Forces of socialization
● Enduring and stable; slow to change
● Ensures that the beliefs and values and other cultural aspects of social institution is transferred from one generation to another
● Mahirap baguhin because it is still possible to change
Permanence
● Provision of better chances of human survival and flourishing
● Individuals, groups, societies continue to survive
● Every human being/generation should reach their maximum potentials
Social purpose
● Dictate or define social roles
● Have social expectations especially if you belong to a community or to a specific social group (how to dress, how to be a member)
Forces of Socialization
Have roles that need to be filled
Social roles
Govern the behavior and expectations of individuals within a given community
Clue: SE
Social expectations
Rules that govern social institutions are ingrained in the values of a society
Social norms
Social institutions are _________.
Social constructs
Define “Social institutions are social constructs.”
Made-up rules that groups of people agree on even w/o being together, but they’re not permanent and can change over time.
Mention the three (3) types of Social Institutions
- Formal - university
- Informal - family
- Abstract - unwritten rule (like in marriage)
● Created with the intention of governing human behavior
● Focused on creating particular people with particular societal roles, expects u to fulfill societal role
Clue: F
Formal
● Not overtly designed to regulate behavior and conduct but
through socialization
● Example: family
Informal