📌 Concept 4: Institution Short Note (English)

 

📌 Concept 4: Institution

Short Note (English)

An institution is a stable and organized set of rules, norms, and practices that regulate human behavior in important areas of social life. Institutions provide continuity and order in society. Examples include the family, religion, marriage, education, law, and economy. Unlike associations, institutions are more permanent and essential for social control.

সংক্ষিপ্ত নোট (Bengali)

প্রতিষ্ঠান (Institution) হলো একটি স্থায়ী ও সংগঠিত নিয়ম, মূল্যবোধ এবং আচরণবিধির ব্যবস্থা, যা সমাজের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ক্ষেত্রে মানুষের আচরণ নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে। প্রতিষ্ঠান সমাজে শৃঙ্খলা ও ধারাবাহিকতা বজায় রাখে। উদাহরণ: পরিবার, ধর্ম, বিবাহ, শিক্ষা, আইন, অর্থনীতি। অ্যাসোসিয়েশনের তুলনায় প্রতিষ্ঠান অধিক স্থায়ী ও সামাজিক নিয়ন্ত্রণে অপরিহার্য।

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🔹 10 MCQs on Institution

Q1. Which of the following is an institution?
(a) Trade union
(b) Marriage
(c) Political party
(d) Neighborhood club
✅ Answer: (b)

Q2. An institution differs from an association because an institution:
(a) Is temporary
(b) Is more permanent and universal
(c) Has no rules
(d) Exists without purpose
✅ Answer: (b)

Q3. Which of these is NOT a social institution?
(a) Education
(b) Religion
(c) Family
(d) Friendship group
✅ Answer: (d)

Q4. The main function of an institution is:
(a) Entertainment
(b) Social control and regulation
(c) Individual satisfaction only
(d) Short-term goals
✅ Answer: (b)

Q5. Who defined institution as “established forms or conditions of procedure characteristic of group activity”?
(a) MacIver
(b) Spencer
(c) Durkheim
(d) Weber
✅ Answer: (a)

Q6. Which one is a primary social institution?
(a) Family
(b) Sports club
(c) Political association
(d) Market union
✅ Answer: (a)

Q7. Institutions are considered essential because they:
(a) Provide luxury
(b) Maintain social order
(c) Work temporarily
(d) Depend only on law
✅ Answer: (b)

Q8. Education as an institution mainly serves the function of:
(a) Political power
(b) Transmission of culture and knowledge
(c) Economic profit only
(d) Physical entertainment
✅ Answer: (b)

Q9. The permanence of an institution is due to:
(a) Written laws only
(b) Cultural acceptance and social necessity
(c) Political enforcement only
(d) Economic gain only
✅ Answer: (b)

Q10. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Association is permanent, institution is temporary
(b) Institution is permanent, association is temporary
(c) Both are temporary
(d) Both have no rules
✅ Answer: (b)