-Term from sociology

-Concern with organising structures of society

-Social, cultural, political, economic relations

-Principles, values, rules that underly these

Struggle between rules and constraints that are in place and how individuals can work within those structures

Marriage as a social institution 

-Expectations, values, monogymy

-Social contract, agreement

– Legal framework, regulatory

-Widely accepted/ practiced

– Rituals, symbols and rights

 

Media Institutions:

-are enduring

– regulate and structure activities

– develop working practices

– public is aware of the status