Social Institutes

Sociology

We’ve finished Psychology (the study of the brain and all its glory).

We now move into Sociology...but what exactly is Sociology?

Sociology

Sociology – the study of how people act within a society-how society affects people. The study of society itself. Examines group behaviour

What is a Social Institute?

Social Institute – an organized way that a society develops to meet its basic needs.

Example – Government, School, Healthcare, Church/places of worship, Prison systems

The Basic Five Institutes

FamiliesEconomicPoliticalEducational Medical

FamiliesAdd more people to the society;

Make babies, adoption, artificial insemination, immigration to a different society,

Raise them to become contributing members of society

Nurture and love unconditionally

EconomicAny place where an exchange of

money happens for goods and/or services (basic needs)

For example a restaurant, insurance, Toronto stock exchange

PoliticalTo govern every aspect of societyExamples: taxes, limit or

encourage the amount of kids you can have (baby boom), education systems, health care (huge impact in Canada)

EducationalTo educate us to be able to

contribute to society, supposed to set us up for our later life, it helps socialize us, place of knowledge and learning

MedicalTo keep everyone in society

healthy and functioning Everybody pays for healthcare

through taxes

Exit Slip

Mr. Q is trying something new!Take the next five minutes to

summarize what we’ve learned today in 2-3 sentences.