TY  - CHAP
A1  - Verwiebe, Roland
A2  - Maggino, Filomena
T1  - Social institutions
T2  - Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research
N2  - Social institutions are a system of behavioral and relationship patterns that are densely interwoven and enduring and function across an entire society. They order and structure the behavior of individuals in core areas of society and thus have a strong impact on the quality of life of individuals. Institutions regulate the following: (a) family and relationship networks carry out social reproduction and socialization; (b) institutions in the realm of education and training ensure the transmission and cultivation of knowledge, abilities, and specialized skills; (c) institutions in the labor market and economy provide for the production and distribution of goods and services; (d) institutions in the realm of law, governance, and politics provide for the maintenance of the social order; (e) while cultural, media, and religious institutions further the development of contexts of meaning, value orientations, and symbolic codes.
Y1  - 2024
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/62685
SN  - 978-3-031-17298-4
SN  - 978-3-031-17299-1
SP  - 6598
EP  - 6600
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  -