Question

Which of the following is/are correct about social institutions?

• A. A social institution is a permanent structure that fulfils the desires of human beings.
• B. Social Institutions are the structure devised to fulfil the desires of a particular social group.
• C. The state, family, marriage, court of law are the few examples of social institutions.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

According to ‘Summer and Keller’, “Like living beings that have organs and cells, societies also have customs and institutions”. Summer also says “A social institution is a permanent structure that fulfils the desires of human beings”. According to Maciver and Page, “Social Institutions are the structure devised to fulfil the desires of a particular social group”. The state, family, marriage, court of law are the few examples of social institutions. Social institutions are those socially approved social structure that are devised to fulfil the desires of human beings.