SOA 1061st Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last Lecture I. The Culture of Fear by Barry GlassnerII. Where Fears Come From and How to Overcome ThemOutline of Current Lecture II. Social InstitutionsIII. Classic InstitutionsIV. Institutional EffectsV. Institutional IntersectionsCurrent LectureSocial Institutions● Social Institutions -- interdependent positions that perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time which shapes the behavior of people OR persistent and connectedset of rules (formal and informal) that prescribe behavioral roles, constrains activity, and shape expectations○ like the Harvard vs. ISU activityClassic Institutions● Education, government, religion, economy, family, mass media● The point is to try to understand the role of that social institution in society○ EX: governments are all different but no matter the exact roles of the government they all do the same basic thing.● Are these institutions?○ gender -- yes-- different genders are expected to like different things (girls like pink, boys like blue) and behave in certain ways○ race--yes-- as much as a social institution as gender, they have stereotypes and expectations○ class--yes○ sexuality-- yesInstitutional Effects● Institutions are a key source of predictability● Social institutions constrain our behavior● They are the root source of many social problems● As an individualist society it is hard to see these sociological effectsInstitutional Intersections● Institutions do not exist in isolation they work together○ politics & economy & education○ economics, family, gender○ politics, race, gender,
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