2007-09-15 04:10:23 · 3 answers · asked by alison l 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Traditionally, we view society having five major institutitions of religion, politics, government, family, education. However, there has been a lot of recent work on institutionalization. For example, Wal Mart, McDonalds, and others get such powerful organizational inertia that their success leads to legitimization, expansion, and penetration into the very systems they exist and reach a heightened stability and responsibility in their more permenant roles. The simplest answer is that these institutions direct many if not all areas of our lives. They are essentially inescapable. Therefore, we must study and examine how they effect socialization, cultural effects, policy and traditions, and essentially how we in various ways construct our realities inside of their influence.
2007-09-16 05:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
society itself is an institution
2007-09-15 22:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by hari prasad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who you are ,, personally I'm not afraid of being shot ,, but I wouldn't mind being able by law to shoot those who I fear would shoot me ,,
2007-09-15 04:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by darkcloud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋