Social institutions are complex, integrated sets of social norms organized around the preservation of a basic societal value. They must respond to societal needs, have structured roles and norms, manifest in social structures, and are interdependent, affecting and being affected by changes in other institutions.

Solved

Social Institutions

Question 7

Multiple Choice

Social institutions

A) must respond to basic societal needs.
B) have patterned statuses and roles, values, and norms.
C) manifest themselves in social structures.
D) are affected by changes in other social institutions.
E) all of these

Correct Answer: