Institutional Structure


This includes such things as the relationships of the various institutions of a society; which ones predominate, and which are closely associated.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Sociology Social Structure and Change Social Structure

This includes such things as the relationships of the various institutions of a society; which ones predominate, and which are closely associated.

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The categories are not clear at present, but include include examples where church and state are unified, and highly separate. Various combinations are possible, but not all of them are equally likely.


History Institutional structure is complex and it will be useful to examine its development through history. Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory may be useful. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, the 2nd millennium BC, and the early 1st millennium BC can be considered. Classical and medieval history including early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval times can be considered.	Links to other sites
Modern history The 16th century, 17th century, and 18th century can be considered. The 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be considered. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, late 20th century will be useful. The early 21st century including the early 2000s and late 2000s can be considered. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011 can be connected. Projections into the future can be considered. Other Sociology Peoples including Asiatic peoples and African peoples provide examples. Nations such as Bangladesh, Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Philippines Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia can be considered. Western Civilization including Brazil can be connected. Anglic peoples including those of the United States can be connected. Asiatic peoples such as those of Pakistan can be connected. South Asian peoples such as those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples such as those of China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Indonesia can be connected. American Indian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected. Middle American Indian peoples such as those of the southwestern United States can be connected. North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be connected. Communities Examples can be drawn from various communities. Other social structure and change Social change can be connected to institutional structure. Particular changes and movements can be connected. The agricultural revolution can be connected. The agrarian revolution including bronze age developments, early iron age developments, late iron age developments, and modernization can be connected. The industrial revolution including the early industrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution can be connected. Social change factors Institutional change can be connected. Cultural change can be connected. Demographic change can be connected. Natural change can be connected. Social change processes including extinction can be connected. Innovation can be connected. Transmission can be connected. Adaptation can be connected. Social types Industrial society can be connected. Agrarian society can be connected. Horticultural society can be connected. Hunting and gathering societies can be connected. Other social structure Community and regional structure can be connected. Class structure can be connected. Cultural structure can be connected. Anthropological structure can be connected. Institutions Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including human effects on the environment, relations with other life, and environmental effects on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality, migration, and birth can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group type, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected. Personal studies Biography can be connected. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. The human body including form and appearance, disease, life cycle, body function, and body systems can be connected. Science including earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected. Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology can be connected.

History

Institutional structure is complex and it will be useful to examine its development through history. Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory may be useful. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, the 2nd millennium BC, and the early 1st millennium BC can be considered. Classical and medieval history including early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval times can be considered.

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Modern history

The 16th century, 17th century, and 18th century can be considered. The 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be considered. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, late 20th century will be useful. The early 21st century including the early 2000s and late 2000s can be considered. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011 can be connected. Projections into the future can be considered.

Other Sociology

Peoples including Asiatic peoples and African peoples provide examples.

Nations such as Bangladesh, Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Philippines Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia can be considered.

Western Civilization including Brazil can be connected. Anglic peoples including those of the United States can be connected.

Asiatic peoples such as those of Pakistan can be connected. South Asian peoples such as those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples such as those of China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Indonesia can be connected.

American Indian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected. Middle American Indian peoples such as those of the southwestern United States can be connected. North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be connected.

Communities

Examples can be drawn from various communities.

Other social structure and change

Social change can be connected to institutional structure. Particular changes and movements can be connected. The agricultural revolution can be connected. The agrarian revolution including bronze age developments, early iron age developments, late iron age developments, and modernization can be connected. The industrial revolution including the early industrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution can be connected.

Social change factors

Institutional change can be connected. Cultural change can be connected. Demographic change can be connected. Natural change can be connected.

Social change processes including extinction can be connected. Innovation can be connected. Transmission can be connected. Adaptation can be connected.

Social types

Industrial society can be connected. Agrarian society can be connected. Horticultural society can be connected. Hunting and gathering societies can be connected.

Other social structure

Community and regional structure can be connected. Class structure can be connected. Cultural structure can be connected. Anthropological structure can be connected.

Institutions

Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including human effects on the environment, relations with other life, and environmental effects on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality, migration, and birth can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group type, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected.

Personal studies

Biography can be connected. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. The human body including form and appearance, disease, life cycle, body function, and body systems can be connected.

Science including earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected. Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology can be connected.