SOCI 102 Lecture 10: SocialInsitutions+Change_Insitutionalisation

• School: UBC
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 102
• Professor: Neil Armitage

Document Summary

Definition: norms, values & rules that structure human interactions. An institution is a formal & stable organisation & structure that helps define, govern & constrain a field of action. Ubc is an institution embedded within the higher education system, itself an institution which in turn is related to other institutions such as business, media & transit system, etc. Habitualisation: actions repeated frequently that become cast into a pattern such that we no longer need to devote our time & energy & can get on w/ everyday life. Reflect on your transition to studying at/living at ubc/ getting to class this morning. What are the unwritten rules about moving around campus? (walkers, skaters, cyclists, tourists/visitors, construction workers) Processes by which structures (schemes, rules, norms & routines) become established as authoritative guidelines for social behaviour. Composed of cognitive, normative & regulative elements -> provide stability & meaning to social life. Cultural - idiosyncrasies - cognitive: how to be a student.