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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 : an act of instituting : establishment
*1 : an act of instituting : establishment
*2 a : a significant [[practice]], [[relationship]], or [[organization]] in a [[society]] or [[culture]] <the institution of [[marriage]]>; also : something or someone firmly associated with a place or [[thing]] <she has become an institution in the theater>
*2 a : a significant [[practice]], [[relationship]], or [[organization]] in a [[society]] or [[culture]] <the institution of [[marriage]]>; also : something or someone firmly associated with a place or [[thing]] <she has become an institution in the theater>
:b : an established organization or corporation (as a bank or [[university]]) especially of a [[public]] [[character]]
:b : an established organization or corporation (as a bank or [[university]]) especially of a [[public]] [[character]]
==Description==
==Description==
'''Institutions''' are [[structures]] and [[mechanisms]] of social order and [[cooperation]] governing the [[behavior]] of a set of [[individuals]] within a given [[human]] [[collectivity]]. Institutions are identified with a social [[purpose]] and permanence, [[transcending]] [[individual]] human lives and [[intentions]], and with the making and enforcing of rules governing cooperative human behavior. The term "institution" is commonly applied to [[customs]] and [[behavior]] [[patterns]] important to a [[society]], as well as to particular [[formal]] [[organizations]] of government and public [[service]]. As structures and mechanisms of social order among humans, institutions are one of the principal objects of [[study]] in the [[social sciences]], including [[sociology]], [[political science]], and [[economics]]. Institutions are a central concern for [[law]], the [[formal]] [[mechanism]] for political rule-making and enforcement. The [[creation]] and [[evolution]] of institutions is a primary [[topic]] for [[history]].
'''Institutions''' are [[structures]] and [[mechanisms]] of social order and [[cooperation]] governing the [[behavior]] of a set of [[individuals]] within a given [[human]] [[collectivity]]. Institutions are identified with a social [[purpose]] and permanence, [[transcending]] [[individual]] human lives and [[intentions]], and with the making and enforcing of rules governing cooperative human behavior. The term "institution" is commonly applied to [[customs]] and [[behavior]] [[patterns]] important to a [[society]], as well as to particular [[formal]] [[organizations]] of government and public [[service]]. As structures and mechanisms of social order among humans, institutions are one of the principal objects of [[study]] in the [[social sciences]], including [[sociology]], [[political science]], and [[economics]]. Institutions are a central concern for [[law]], the [[formal]] [[mechanism]] for political rule-making and enforcement. The [[creation]] and [[evolution]] of institutions is a primary [[topic]] for [[history]].
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Sociology]]
