Box 4.1. Major social institutions with primary
functions
The family: procreation and socialization of children
Economic institution: organizing production,
exchange and consumption of goods and services
Political Institution: Maintaining peace and order in
society
Educational institution: centers of knowledge
creation and transmission; transmission of culture
from generation to generation
Religious institution: Meeting spiritual needs;
serving as source of explanatory authority on difficult
questions facing human life.4.5. The Concept of Social Control
4.5.1. Definition and Necessity
In any human society, there are deviations from the
accepted norms of a society or group. This movement
away from the accepted social standards is called
social deviance. Each society or group expects and