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Class-XI



                                                   Chapter-3


                                                      Book-1


                             Understanding Social Institutions







                                          Types of Social Institution








                                       Informal                   Formal

                                      E.g-  Family ,             E.g- Law,
                                       Marriage,                Education,
                                        Kinship                 Religion etc










                                              FAMILY








                                                                                                      On the basis of
      On the basis of       On the basis of         On the basis of           On the basis of             Kinship
        Dominance              residence
                                                       Structure             Descent/lineage
                                                                                                        1) Family of
       1) Matriarchy          1) Matrilocal            1) Nuclear             1) Matrilineal            Orientation
          Family                 family
                                                        Family                   Family
                                                                                                      ( Family of birth)
        2) Patriarchy         2) Patrilocal          2) Joint Family           2) Patrilineal

          Family                 family                                          Family                 2)  Family of
                                                                                                        Procreation
                                                                                                      (Family in which
                                                                                                         person is
                                                                                                         married)
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