Question

Define and discuss the concepts of society and social institutions with suitable examples.

Answer 1

A social institution consists of a group of people who have come together for a common purpose. These institutions are a part of the social order of society and they govern behavior and expectations of individuals.

Examples of Community

Community - a group of people in the same area and under the same government. Examples are:

Boroughs

Burg

Castle towns

Cities

Company towns

Hamlet

Metropolis

Military posts

Municipality

Shanty towns

Suburbs

Towns

Townships

Villages

Answer 2

Society is nothing but a group of family, living together had made some values and ethics in them, and obey them by heart creates a society. Human are the smallest unit of society.

Whereas social institutions comprise of a group of people having there purpose alike, who are responsible for various things like the rights in a society, liabilities as well as privileges of the society.