SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Question 2
Social institutions are groups of people who have come together because of a common purpose. As such, social institutions are crucial parts of societal order since they govern behavior and individual expectations. Some of the social institutions include educational, ethnic, families, and legal organizations (Hechter, Opp & Wippler, 2018). The educational institution meets some basic needs such as literacy, while ethnic organizations meet basic needs like culture and integration. On the other hand, family institutions articulate some of the basic needs, such as shelter and food, while legal adheres to some of the critical factors such as human rights. Therefore, the different social institutions are mandated to meet some of the critical basic needs which individuals require for survival (Lupton, 2014). Consequently, the different social institutions have developed distinct mechanisms and patterns to maintain order focused on addressing crucial social needs in the economy and family setting.
I can imagine ethnic institutions having an end due to the numerous cases of alienation and prejudice against minority groups. As such, I can imagine the institution to change since ethic categorization is no longer an important aspect of existence in the modern era. Furthermore, discrimination against the vulnerable population in the society should seize to continuously advocate for equality. Moreover, ethnic institutions have been mandated to address cultural aspects that should be developed to increase integration among the different societal members (Hechter, Opp & Wippler, 2018). As a result, membership to ethnic groups should not be based on cultural heritage and ancestry to improve coexistence. Consequently, ethnic institutions will soon come to an end because the society is increasingly integrating members from marginalized populations.
References
Hechter, M., Opp, K. D., & Wippler, R. (2018). Social institutions: their emergence, maintenance, and effects. Taylor and Francis.
Lupton, D. (2014, December). Self-tracking cultures: towards a sociology of personal informatics. In Proceedings of the 26th Australian computer-human interaction conference on designing futures: The future of design (pp. 77-86).