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- This article is about institutions as social mechanisms. Please see Organization for formal establishments.
Institutions are social structures and social mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of two or more individuals. 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 regime for political rule-making and enforcement. The creation and evolution of institutions is a primary topic for history.
Aspects of Institutions
Although individual, formal organizations, commonly identified as "institutions," may be deliberately and intentionally created by people, the development and functioning of institutions in society in general may be regarded as an instance of emergence; that is, institutions arise, develop and function in a pattern of social self-organization, which goes beyond the conscious intentions of the individual humans involved.
As mechanisms of social cooperation, institutions are manifest in both objectively real, formal organizations, such as the U.S. Congress, the Roman Catholic Church or the Bank of England, and, also, in informal social order and organization, reflecting human psychology, culture, habits and customs. Most important institutions, considered abstractly, have both objective and subjective aspects: examples include money and marriage. The institution of money encompasses many formal organizations, including banks and government treasury departments and stock exchanges, which may be termed, "institutions," as well as subjective experiences, which guide people in their pursuit of personal economic well-being and wealth. Powerful institutions are able to imbue a paper currency with certain value, and to induce millions into cooperative production and trade in pursuit of economic ends abstractly denominated in that currency's units. The subjective experience of money is so pervasive and persuasive that economists talk of the "money illusion" and try to disabuse their students of it, in preparation for learning economic analysis.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
Chuck_Ingram (charles) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:30 -0000
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
Punjab plans training for panchayat heads: The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) training programme would be th.. http://tinyurl.com/y8czv68
ENCrutch (Nathan Crutchfield) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:24 -0000
Punjab plans training for panchayat heads: The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) training programme would be th.. http://tinyurl.com/y8czv68
Management training for Panchayat Raj representatives in Punjab: The USP of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PR.. http://bit.ly/1w2eiZ
ENCrutch (Nathan Crutchfield) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:07 -0000
Management training for Panchayat Raj representatives in Punjab: The USP of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PR.. http://bit.ly/1w2eiZ
Any examples of educational institutions that are successfully using social media?
chiropractic (Planet Chiropractic) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:43 -0000
Any examples of educational institutions that are successfully using social media?
reading about impending biometric enrolment: http://bit.ly/2r89N8 - which governments, institutions, and companies get access to that data?
delineator (Rob) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:17 -0000
reading about impending biometric enrolment: http://bit.ly/2r89N8 - which governments, institutions, and companies get access to that data?
"An eBay for microfinance"-Premal Shah, of http://kiva.org "There are 10,000 microfinance institutions growing at 20%/year" #CIOForum
digiphile (Alex Howard) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:46:04 -0000
"An eBay for microfinance"-Premal Shah, of http://kiva.org "There are 10,000 microfinance institutions growing at 20%/year" #CIOForum
Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Birmingham - Purpose of facility is to learn from the past and apply that knowledge towards solving current biomedical and clinical challenges. Page includes research, events, outreach projects, and list of courses.
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Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester - Offers MA, MSc, PhD and intercalated BSc programmes, a wide variety of course options in the history of science, technology and medicine, and resources for research in these fields.
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College of Physicians of Philadelphia History of Medicine Library, Programs, and Fellowships - Access to one of America's premier research collections in the history of medicine. Information about programs and fellowships organized by the Wood Institute for the History of Medicine.
Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgart - The Institute's archives house the private papers of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), of his second wife Mrs. Mélanie d'Hervilly (1800-1878), and of important students and successors.
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Medical Heritage Center at The Ohio State University - Information on the center's artifact, rare book, and archival collections, which concentrate on the medical history of Central Ohio region.
National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division - Extensive collection of material. Open to the public.
Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine - Library is based in London and is open to visitors. This website provides access to catalogues and other resources
Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine - A centre for the History of Medicine in Britain over the last thirty years. This topic has attracted scholars and students from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
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