social institution

This article is about a sociological concept. For zoosemiotics term, see Social animal Social organization or social institution, is a group of social positions, connected by social relations, performing a social role. It can be also defined in a narrow sense as any institution in a society that works to socialize the groups or people in it. Common examples include education, governments, families, economic systems, religions, and any people or groups that you have social interactions with. It is a major sphere of social life organized to meet some human needs.
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