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A social institution may be defined as an organizational system which functions to satisfy basic social needs by providing an ordered framework linking the individual to the larger culture. THE BASIC INSTITUTIONS are as under: FAMILY RELIGION GOVERNMENT EDUCATION ECONOMICS History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events
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3. Social processes mean the various modes of interaction between individuals or groups including co-operation and conflict, social differentiation and integration, development, arrest and decay. Thus, Social Process consists of sequence of events, repetition of events, relationships between the events, continuity of events and special result. 4. Interpersonal relationships are social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. They vary in differing levels of intimacy and sharing, implying the discovery or establishment of common ground, and may be centered around something(s) shared in common. The study of relationships is of concern to sociology, psychology and anthropology. Political opportunity theory, sometimes also known as the political process theory or political opportunity structure, is a theory of social movements heavily influenced by political sociology. It argues that success or failure of social movements is primarily affected by political opportunities.
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7. The significance of social institutions are social arrangements that channel behavior in prescribed ways in the important areas of social life. They are interrelated sets of normative elements norms, values, and role expectationsthat the people making up the society have devised and passed on to succeeding generations in order to provide permanent solutions to societys unfinished business. They serve as regulatory agencies, channeling behavior in culturally prescribed ways. Institutions provide procedures through which human conduct is patterned, compelled to go, in grooves deemed desirable by society

8. Social organization based on established patterns of social interaction between different relationships (such as those between parents and children, teachers and students, employers and employees), regulated through accepted norms and shared values. Effective social policy protects individuals and helps them lead a fulfilling life. A modern system of social protection goes hand in-hand with economic dynamism. Reducing poverty throughout the life-course, preventing benefit dependency and acting against social exclusion. Social policy has been described as an attempt to change a given social order, which may involve the modification of market forces and the redistribution of resources.
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Economic development generally refers to the sustained, concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area. Such actions can involve multiple areas including development of human capital, critical infrastructure, regional competitiveness, environmental sustainability, social inclusion, health, safety, literacy, and other initiatives. Economic development differs from economic growth. Whereas economic development is a policy intervention endeavor with aims of economic and social well-being of people, economic growth is a phenomenon of market productivity and rise in GDP.
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