S.Y.
2020-
The Basic Concepts and Principles of
Institutionalism
EXPECTATIONS
You will analyze the basic concepts and principles of Institutionalism.
Specifically, this module will help you to:
• understand the basic concepts and principles of Institutionalism;
• examine the constitutive nature of formal and informal institutions; and
• interpret personal and social experiences relating to constrains social
behavior.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
As you go on with the lesson, you will understand the basic concepts and
principles of institutionalism. Also, examine the constitutive nature of formal and
informal institutions, how it constrains social behavior. Further, you will learn to
interpret personal and social experiences using institutionalism as relevant
approach in the Social Sciences.
Content Standard: The learners demonstrate an understanding of key concepts
and approaches in the Social Sciences
Performance Standard: The learners shall be able to interpret personal and social
experiences using relevant approaches in the Social Sciences
Most Essential Learning Competencies: *Analyze the basic concepts and
principles of the major social science ideas: a. Psychoanalysis b. Rational
Choice c. Institutionalism d. Feminist Theory e. Hermeneutical
Phenomenology f. Human-Environment Systems
INSTITUTIONALISM
Institutionalism is an approach aligned to methods and approaches in
political science that has significance in society. This implied as the regulations,
orders and systems. The aforesaid approaches vary mostly in the interpretation of
institutions, in their subject, logic of motive, and in the ideas they accord with
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development. Through this, institutions can be explained as any formal management
set up and design to emulate behavior, function, and regulation.
According to North (1990), institution is any kind of constraints that man
made to form action. This may relate formal constraints like regulation, or informal
constraints like practice, standard or label of behavior. While Hall (1986) explained
that, institutions as the formal regulation, conformity, operation, and standard
operational practices that constitution the relation of persons in different areas in the
civil order and economy. Likewise, March and Olsen (1989), stressed that the primary
effect of institutions in political affair based from the reality that they are accumulation
of interconnected regulation and procedure that determine right actions in dealings of
functions and situations.
The origin of this approach rested on the idea of organization and legitimacy,
thus, in institutionalized position of political agreement with party scheme, the
regulation of elected competition, governing bureaucracies, legislative body, judiciary
system, and big institutionalized structure compose of the governmental social
institutions, and public Institutions necessary organization especially in political
attribute. Institutionalism is an approach use in governing body and social science.
William Robson (1975) explained that this approach is institutional as it gathered
focus on the government involved in public administration, examined functions,
structure, account and relations. It communicates how they functioned and the level of
strength they accomplished.
FORMAL AND INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS
Institutions can also be explained as any formal or informal management set
up and design to emulate behavior, function, and regulation that constraints to human
actions.
Formal Institutions are institutions that are officially established in one way or
another. The government itself is an example and other government agencies, the
national and local government laws, rules, and regulations. Other examples of formal
institutions are business corporations, labor unions, and religious organizations.
Informal Institutions are not officially established, but are commonly accepted
throughout society like practices, standard or label of behavior. These apply to all
types of activity such as social, cultural, political, and economic. Some examples are
pamamanhikan for courtship and in arranged marriage; these informal institutions
are tied with the social norms, beliefs and practices of certain groups of people or
society.
REMEMBER
• Institutionalism is an approach aligned to methods and approaches in political
science that has significance in society, implied as the regulations, orders and
systems. This may relate formal constraints like regulation, or informal constraints like
practice, standard or label of behavior.
• Public Institutions are necessary organizations especially in political attribute. Thus,
in institutionalized position of political agreement with party scheme, the regulation of
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elected competition, governing bureaucracies, legislative body, judiciary system, and
big institutionalized structure compose of the governmental and the social institutions. Activity 1.5. Public Eye
• Formal Institutions are officially established. The government itself is an example Objective: Examine the constitutive nature of formal and informal institutions
and other government agencies, the national and local government laws, rules, and Directions:.
regulations. 1. Put check in the column Okay or Not Okay about the work done by the
• Informal Institutions are not officially established but commonly accepted throughout government and other institutions.
society like practices, standard or label of behavior. 2. Provide your reasons in the last column.
3. Use separate sheet of paper for this activity.

REFERENCES
Books
Dela Cruz, Arleigh Ross et. al. (2016). Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences.
Quezon, City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.
Tatel Jr., Carlos Peña (2016). Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences.
Sampaloc, Manila: Rex Book Store, Inc.
Online Sources
Boris Barkanov (2016). Institutionalism. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.
com/topic/institutionalism
Lammers and Garcia (2017). Institutional Theory. Retrieved from https://www.
researchgate.net/publication/314712184
Pasque and Wimmer (2011). An Introduction: Feminist Perspectives. Retrieved from
https://www.myacpa.org/sites/default/files/Feminist_Theoretical_Perspecti
ves_pasque_wimmer_REV.pdf Activity 1.6. Share Mo Lang (SML) (Critical Thinking, Communication)
Objective: Interpret personal and social experiences relating to constrains social
behavior.
Directions:
1. Write a reflection paper about your personal and social experience/s
concerning social distancing and home quarantine protocols.
2. Write the reflection paper on a separate sheet of paper.

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