[A] DEFINITION AND TYPES OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

What is social institution ?

 is a social structure and social mechanisms of social order and cooperation

that govern the behavior of its member.
 is a group of social positions, connected by social relations, performing a
social role.
 Any institution in a society that works to socialize the group of people in it.

[A] DEFINITION AND TYPES OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

The 3 main social elements ( institutions ) that are interactive and make up
society are:

 THE FAMILY
 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
 RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION

THE FAMILY

FAMILY

 The smallest social institution with the unique function or producing and
rearing the young.
 It is the basic unit of Philippine society and the educational system where
the child begins to learn his ABC.
 The basic agent of socialization because it is here where the individual
develops values, behaviors, and way of life through interaction with the
member of the family.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

EDUCATION

 A form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of

people ar transfer from one generation to the next through teaching,
training , or research.
What are the function of schools ??

 describe the school as first and foremost a social institution, that, is an

established organization having an identifiable structure and a set of
functions meant to preserve and extend social order.
 School is the place for the contemplation of reality, and our task as a
teacher ,in simplest term, is to show this reality to our students who are
naturally eager about them.

intellectual purposes ….

 To teach cognitive skills such as reading ,writing , and mathematics: to

transmit specific knowledge .

Social purposes….

 To socialize children into the various roles, behaviors, and values of society.

Economic purposes…

 To prepare students for their later occupational roles, and to select, train,
and allocate individuals into the division of labor.

Political purposes….

 To inculcate allegiance to the existing political order. ( patriotism )

 To prepare citizens who will participate in the political order.
 To assimilate diverse cultural groups into political order.

RELIGION INSTITUTIONS

RELIGION

 Is a system of beliefs and rituals that serves to bind people together

through shared worship, thereby creating a social group.
 set of groups and practices that pertain to a sacred or supernatural realm
that guides human behavior and gives meaning to life among community of
believers.
RELIGION INSTITUTIONS

Characteristic of RELIGION

 belief in a deity.
 A doctrine of salvation.
 A code of conduct.
 Religious rituals

Three elements of RELIGION

 sacred and profane

 Legitimation of norms
 Religious community