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SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Major structural entitities in sociocultural systems that address a basic need of the system. Institutions involve fixed modes of behavior backed by strong norms and sanctions that tend to be followed by most members of a society.
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Sociology INDEX:
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1 A: Page 1 of 1.
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