Understanding Social Institutions · Class 11 Sociology · Chapter 3
👥 Understanding Social Institutions
CBSE Class 11 Humanities & Commerce · Sociology · Chapter 1
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| 85% | Functionalist vs conflict perspective on an institution (family/education) — Define institution; functionalist = need/order; conflict = whose interest/inequality; apply BOTH to the SAME institution; synthesise. | 6 MARKS |
| 70% | Forms of marriage (monogamy / polygamy / polygyny / polyandry) — Define marriage + monogamy; show polygamy as umbrella with two branches polygyny & polyandry; give a community example for polyandry. | 4 MARKS |
| 65% | Types of family + descent (nuclear/extended; patrilineal/matrilineal) — Family TYPE = structure not size; nuclear vs extended/joint; descent through father (patrilineal) vs mother (matrilineal). | 4 MARKS |
| 60% | Sociological study of religion — sacred vs profane (Durkheim) — Sociology studies what religion DOES, not if it's true; Durkheim's sacred (set apart) vs profane (everyday); religion = solidarity. | 6 MARKS |
| 70% | What is a social institution? / affinal vs consanguineal kinship — Institution = norms+roles around a need (not a building); consanguineal = blood, affinal = marriage. Pure recall — keep it tight. | 2 MARKS |
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