SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS FAMILY SPORT a cluster of social

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS FAMILY SPORT a cluster of social EDUCATION structures that collectively meet one or more of the basic needs of a society RELIGION POLITICS & ECONOMICS

Family ü The family has been the most important institution ü The family is the very core of human social life ü The family has been centered on marriage ü The family faces new patterns of “membership” http: //www. familycourtservices. org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Family. Living. Picture. jpg

Education ü Schools illustrate the bureaucracies of society ü Schools respond to society’s changing needs ü Schools offer an opportunity for social mobility ü Schools provide socialization as young people transition to adulthood http: //t 0. gstatic. com/images? q=tbn: ANd 9 Gc. Te. Ww 55 w. GLN 6 Kpt. Jsk. Vo. Lgn. Ar. Iz. YST_HZhg. MVu. B_t. GXVF 6 Xv 26 G

Politics and Economics ü Authority is the sanctioned use of power ü The two major models of political power are elitism and pluralism ü Capitalism relies on private property and the pursuit of profit ü Economic power shifts between management and worker http: //t 0. gstatic. com/images? q=tbn: ANd 9 Gc. QRku 8 Op 7 Je. X 2 u-be. NG 0 s. DNmuq. REhx 8 O 5 mea. Gfk. Lp. Ee. T 7 GEW 8 x. H

Religion ü Religion serves multiple roles in society ü Religious interests and convictions are displayed in many ways ü Religion has changed over time due to secularization http: //t 1. gstatic. com/images? q=tbn: ANd 9 Gc. RC 6 q. SRIy. QYC 4 vi. P 1 s. IYi. RNbr. ZQLRfey. Dqrzi 5 ADfn. SYZC 8 RCRU ü Religion is concerned with sacred things

Sport ü Sport helps individuals identify with groups ü Theorists see sport differently, but agree on its role in creating and reinforcing social values ü Sport raises social issues http: //t 0. gstatic. com/images? q=tbn: ANd 9 Gc. SVFSSr. Mj. NUw. Po. KPQXHLMQBWB 7 g. DSl. L 0 ah. G 99 W 9 Ileyb. Oed. Rw 0 k