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Social Institutions Sunday, April 18, 2010 Social Institutions The organized way a society develops to meet its basic needs (ex: an army to defend its people). Sunday, April 18, 2010 The Development of Social Institutions 1.


  1. Social Institutions Sunday, April 18, 2010

  2. Social Institutions • The organized way a society develops to meet its basic needs (ex: an army to defend it’s people). Sunday, April 18, 2010

  3. The Development of Social Institutions 1. Foraging Societies Tribes of 100, egalitarian 2. Agricultural Societies 10 000 BCE, Fertile lands produced lots of food which allowed for cities, a priestly class developed with a ruler supported by servants, a military and a merchant class 3. Industrial Societies As the world became industrialized, more institutions of greater complexity developed Sunday, April 18, 2010

  4. Hanna McDowell Campbell McCullough Scottish Clan System Each Family had a specific Tartan Miller McInnis Barr Sunday, April 18, 2010

  5. The Basic Institutions 1. Families 2. Economic 3. Political 4. Educational 5. Religious 6. Law 7. Healthcare 8. Military Sunday, April 18, 2010

  6. Families • Help Society’s members replace themselves • Provide protection for the next generation • Socialize the Young Sunday, April 18, 2010

  7. Economic Institutions • Help society’s members meet their physical needs • Includes farms, banks, businesses, and so on Sunday, April 18, 2010

  8. Political Institutions • Assist members to make decisions • Empower individuals • Require that all members agree to decisions made Sunday, April 18, 2010

  9. Education • Organize the way society passes on its culture, knowledge, and values from one generation to another Sunday, April 18, 2010

  10. Religious Institutions • Help people find an ultimate purpose in their lives • Aid in developing the spiritual side of society • Provide guidelines for personal behaviour Sunday, April 18, 2010

  11. Law • The OPP and The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. • Maintain social order and punish and rehabilitate criminals. Sunday, April 18, 2010

  12. Healthcare • In Canada we have chosen to provide “free” healthcare to the members of our society • The Ministry of Health ensures that everyone is receiving the best treatment possible, both critical care and preventative medicine. Sunday, April 18, 2010

  13. Military • The Armed Forces and Defence Department • Protect the Nation • Maintain Foreign Peacekeeping • Provide Disaster Relief Sunday, April 18, 2010

  14. Your Role in each Institution... Pg 167 Sunday, April 18, 2010

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