SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Family, Religion and Sports

 FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY AS A SOCIAL
INSTITUTION.

• Ensuring healthy family

relationships by nurturing, help us
coping with stress and have a better
self esteem.
• Family provides us with our
primary socialisation.
• Discovering our
personal identity.
• Learning norms, values, behavior, social
skills.
• Economic (consumption of good and services) unit. For example,
buying groceries.
• Caring unit.
 FUNCTIONS OF RELIGION
AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION

• Solidarity.
• Teaches morals and norms.
• Offers answers to life’s
important questions.
 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF
SPORTS AS A INSTITUTION

• Physical fitness.
• Socialisation.
• Learn to value hard work,
team work and competition.
• Helps us feel better overall.