Social institutions
Development of the routine ways to solve problems/assure self-sufficiency--institutionalization
Institutions--relatively enduring clusters of values, norms, statuses and roles
Institution of family (socialization; reproduction)
- Statuses: mother, father; child #1; child #2
- Role expectations: Dad & mom work; teenagers help; babies play, etc.
- Values: All for one, and one for all; blood is thicker than water
- Norms: help in need; don’t rat out family members.