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Social institutions are durable and significant features of a society or culture. These include organizations, systems, structures, roles, norms and traditions that provide stability and continuity to a society, community or other durable social group. The following are illustrative examples of social institutions.
Arts | Banks | Businesses | Central Banks | Cities & Towns | Clubs | Community Service Organizations | Constitutions | Courts | Economic Systems | Education Systems | Families | Festivals | Film Studios | Financial Systems | Fire Departments | Freedoms | Government Departments | Governments | Healthcare Systems | Holidays | Hospitals | Insurance Companies | Justice Systems | Languages | Laws & Regulations | Legal Systems | Legislative Bodies | Markets | Marriage | Media Organizations | Military Organizations | Monarchies | Museums | Newspapers | Nonprofits | Pastimes | Performing Arts | Police Departments | Political Parties | Political Systems | Postal Systems | Prisons | Publishing Companies | Religions | Research Institutes | Rights | Schools | Social Welfare Institutions | Space Agencies | Sports Leagues | Sports Teams | Traditions | Transportation Systems | Universities |
In order to be considered an institution, a social structure or entity must be sustained for many decades. Around 50 years is a reasonable criteria. For example, a restaurant in a small town that has been opened for 50 years might be viewed as a local institution such that it is a common reference and shared experience amongst locals.Institutions include intangible cultural heritage such as a language or national pastime.|
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