Culture

6.14(A)

Institutions Every Society Shares

Identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions.

Part of The student understands that all societies have basic institutions in common even though the characteristics of these institutions may differ

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Intro

Four Institutions, One World

Every society, big or small, old or new, has four basic institutions: government, economic, educational, and religious. An institution is an organized system a group creates to meet an important need, and it lasts longer than any single person.