SOCI 200gm Study Guide - Final Guide: Herd Immunity, Worship God, Network Theory
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What do religion groups do in the u. s. Govern attitudes and behaviors of a group of individuals within one community. Transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules/laws. Social instutions are established sets o f norms and subsystems that support each society"s survival. Each sector carries out certain tasks and has different responsibilities that contribute to the overall functioning and stability of a society. This helps to decrease chaos and increase structure. While societies may differ in how they establish these responsibilities, they all have economic, governmental, family, educational and religious institutions. There are two ways in which institutions dictate people"s behaviors: Not norms and values but taken-for-granted scripts, rules, and classifications are the stuff of which institutions are made. (dimaggio & powell. Multiple levels: handshake -> organizational model -> a market . Not specific organizations (i. e. the presbyterian church) but organization forms ( congregations ).
