Social Structure: Meaning, Elements, and Types
Social Structure
Meaning, Elements and Types
Meaning
•
It is an Social Arrangements in society
•
Social Structure is an abstract phenomenon
•
It refers to external aspect of the society
•
Units of Structure:
1.
Groups
2.
Institutions
3.
Associations
4.
Organization
•
All these units are interrelated to each other
•
Social Structure is made up of
structural
forms which are arranged in an interrelated
way
to enable the society to function in
an
harmonious manner
•
According to Talcott Parsons, “
Social
structure is a term applied to the particular
arrangement of the interrelated institutions,
agencies and social patterns as well as the
statuses and roles which each persons
assumes in the group”
Elements of Social Structure
•
Normative System: values,
Norms, ideals
•
Position System
•
Sanction System
•
A system of Anticipated
Response
•
Action System
Social Institutions
•
Social Institutions are essential to maintain the
ordered arrangement of social structure
•
A social institution is a complex, integrated set
of social norms organized around the
preservation of a basic societal value
•
They are collective modes of behaviour
•
They binds the members of the group together
Cntd…
•
It operate in five basic areas of life:
(1) In determining Kinship (
Family
)
(2) In providing for the legitimate use of
power (
State
)
(3) In regulating the distribution of goods and
services (
Economy
)
(4) in transmitting knowledge from one
generation to the next (
Education
)and
(5) in regulating our relation to the
supernatural (
Religion
)
Marriage
•
It is an institutions which admits men and
women to family life
•
They are socially permitted to have children
•
According to Lundberg, Marriage consists
of “the rules and regulations which define
rights, duties and privileges of husband and
wife, with respect to each other”.
•
Marriage is approved social pattern where
two or more persons establish a family
Forms of Marriages
•
One Wife, many husbands: (Polyandry)
•
One husband, many wives (Polygyny)
•
One man, one wife (Monogamy)
•
Companionate Marriage(Marriage my be
dissolved by mutual consent)
•
Experimental Marriage (Staying together
before marriage)
•
Exogamy: Marriage outside the
clan/kinship
•
Endogamy: Marriage within the same caste
group
Social structure is the arrangement of social units within a society, encompassing groups, institutions, associations, and organizations. It consists of normative systems, position systems, and sanction systems to maintain order and function harmoniously. Social institutions play a vital role in preserving societal values and behaviors, operating in key areas like kinship, power, economy, education, and religion. Marriage, as a social institution, outlines the rights and responsibilities of partners.
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Social Structure Meaning, Elements and Types
Meaning It is an Social Arrangements in society Social Structure is an abstract phenomenon It refers to external aspect of the society Units of Structure: 1. Groups 2. Institutions 3. Associations 4. Organization All these units are interrelated to each other
Social Structure is made up of structural forms which are arranged in an interrelated way to enable the society to function in an harmonious manner According to Talcott structure is a term applied to the particular arrangement of the interrelated institutions, agencies and social patterns as well as the statuses and roles which each persons assumes in the group Parsons, Social
Elements of Social Structure Normative System: values, Norms, ideals Position System Sanction System A system of Anticipated Response Action System
Social Institutions Social Institutions are essential to maintain the ordered arrangement of social structure A social institution is a complex, integrated set of social norms organized around the preservation of a basic societal value They are collective modes of behaviour They binds the members of the group together
Cntd It operate in five basic areas of life: (1) In determining Kinship (Family) (2) In providing for the legitimate use of power (State) (3) In regulating the distribution of goods and services (Economy) (4) in transmitting knowledge from one generation to the next (Education)and (5) in regulating our relation to the supernatural (Religion)
Marriage It is an institutions which admits men and women to family life They are socially permitted to have children According to Lundberg, Marriage consists of the rules and regulations which define rights, duties and privileges of husband and wife, with respect to each other . Marriage is approved social pattern where two or more persons establish a family
Forms of Marriages One Wife, many husbands: (Polyandry) One husband, many wives (Polygyny) One man, one wife (Monogamy) Companionate Marriage(Marriage my be dissolved by mutual consent) Experimental Marriage (Staying together before marriage)
Exogamy: Marriage outside the clan/kinship Endogamy: Marriage within the same caste group
