refer to organized sets of
elements such as beliefs, rules, practices, and
relationships that exist to attain social order.
Social institutions
refers to well- established and structured
relationships between groups of people that are
considered fundamental components of a society’s
culture.
Social institutions
The elements of social institutions are
defined differently by various
perspectives.
Institutional approach
Relational approach
tells us that
social institutions are ordered sets of
rules, norms, beliefs, or values that
organize human behavior
Institutional approach
focuses on social relations rather than
rules, norms, beliefs, or values.
Relational approach
Examples of Social Institutions
- The Family
- Economy
- Education
- Health
- Religion
- Other non-state institutions
They differ from political institutions under a
state
is considered a vital social
institution.
Family
__________ considered the family
as having arisen from a man’s desire to
leave something of himself behind
Aristotle
In the Philippines, the family is considered
as the foundation of the nation, as stated in
the _____ Constitution.
1987
The ________ is a group of people who are
related by blood, marriage, and a shared
residence.
family
Kinds of Family
Nuclear families
Extended families
Reconstituted families
It is a vital
institution for the continued survival of
humanity because it nurtures off springs
from childhood into adulthood.
Family
also known as immediate families, are
families that are composed of parents and children
Nuclear families
are those that are composed of the
nuclear family and other relatives such as grandparents,
aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Extended families
are composed of the spouses
and their children from a previous marriage.
Reconstituted families
is a social structure
defined by relations among
individuals linked by blood or
marriage ties.
Kinship
has been found
to have a significant influence in
defining the social status of
individuals in many societies.
Kinship ties based on descent can be
either matrilineal, patrilineal, or
bilineal
Kinship
Kinship ties based on descent
Matrilineal
Patrilineal
Bilineal
kinship means that one’s descent is
based on the female line.
Matrilineal kinship
means that
one’s descent is based on the male line
Patrilineal kinship
refers to a descent system based on
both the male and female lines.
Bilineal kinship
Marriages can either be
monogamous or polygamous
which means that a
spouse cannot have more than one
spouse
Monogamous
that is, a husband
could take many wives.
Polygyny
