SO 101 - Social Institutions

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Social Sciences.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• explain what a social institution is;
• demonstrate knowledge of the functionalist and conflict approaches to social institutions;
• demonstrate knowledge, in broad outline, of the development of the family, education, government, the economic system, and religion as social institutions;
• explain the linkages existing among the family, education, government, the economic system and religion as social institutions;
• apply, compare, and contrast both the conflict and the functionalist approaches to the institution of the family;
• compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of education;
• compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of government;
• compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of the economy;
• compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of religion;
• compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in the family;
• compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in the government;
• compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in the economic system; and
• compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in religion.