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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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.