List the ten major social institutions and briefly explain the assumptions that functionalist and conflict theorists have about social institutions. Pick three social institutions and explain the basic needs that each fulfills in society
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The ten major social institutions include family, religion, law, politics, economics, education, medicine, science, the military, and the mass media. Functionalists assume that social institutions emerge to meet society's basic needs for survival. Conflict theorists assume that social institutions are used by the elite to maintain their privileged position. For the basic needs of society that social institutions fulfill, the family regulates reproduction, socializes, and protects children. Education transmits knowledge and skills across generations, while the economy produces and distributes goods and services.
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