Jan 23, Tue - Sociology Intro, & The Institutions

Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Quiz 7a: Matthew 16:15-18 (ESV)

Handouts: None given

Reminders:

- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018

- Devotion 2 Presentations: Be ready for your presentation day!

- Devotion 3 Outline: Due March 13th. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 3 Book Choices). Learn from your previous ones & start this early & make it good!

Instructional Time: Unit 7: Sociology (& Politics)

Journal:
- Set your stuff down at your table & take out a pencil or pen
- Around the room, there are 3 pictures, each with a blank paper beneath it.
- - These pictures represent three of the most important organizations of people (‘institutions’) in our society
- Go to each of these three pictures and…
- - Answer this question—What is the purpose of this institution?
- - Before your idea—Write your first name
- - Use a complete sentences—of 4 or more words!
- Note:
- - Write neatly, not too big, nor too small
- - Be on task & focused to finish this in ~8 minutes

Sociology: The study of how we live together in society.
- Our Focus: What makes a healthy society?
- - Society: A community/group of people

Institutions: Study Packet, Page 2

- Institution: An organization of people set up for specific purposes inside a society

- - These are usually directed by certain laws or customs

- - The 3 primary institutions of a society are… what? 

- - - Family

- - - Church

- - - Government (state)

- - In the Bible, these are ‘God-ordained’ (ordered)

- - Often countries will try to fix their problems (their 'social health') through their institutions

- What are some of the other institutions that we have? 

- - Examples: Banks, Schools, hospitals, police departments, public works (water, power, gas), etc....