Answer the following :

What are the features of Social institutions?

Social institutions refers to the whole of roles, status, moral values, functions catering to the social needs of the humans. The different examples of social institutions are state, family and marriage.

The different features of social institutions are:

a. Basic needs: Social institutions fulfill basic needs such as food, shelter, protection and personality development. Different social institutions work together to fulfill the needs of humans.

b. Interconnected Relationship: Social institutions are interconnected. In a traditional society, the role of the upbringing a child was taken care of by the family but now in the modern world, the school shares this responsibility. Children from different families with diverse backgrounds come together.

c. Rules : The members of different social institutions have to follow the rules. Those who violate these rules are not allowed to participate. In families, the roles of elder and younger ones are fixed as per the rules framed by individual families.

d. Written and unwritten rules: Social institutions have both written and unwritten rules. The written rules include courts, governments and schools. The unwritten rules include customs, traditions, and value system.

e. Universal: Social institutions exist in all societies irrespective of time, and space. Family, marriage and school have been part of the human societies with necessary changes.