Test: Understanding Social Institutions- 1 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

One of the classical sociologists Emile Durkheim coined the term ‘sacred’ and ‘profane’ in sociology. Sacred was used for the things related to the supernatural while profane was coined for the things used in normal life.

Agriculture was the main work of simple societies.

Complex division of labour increases with the specialization in different kinds of work in modern societies.

Power is distributed mainly in three levels, like- legislative, executive and judiciary.

Family of procreation forms after marriage of an individual.

All modern states in the world are sovereign states.

"According to the functionalism, social institution is a complex set of social norms, beliefs, customs, values and role relationships that arise in response to the needs of society".

Sacred may be some object, animal or tree and these sacred things vary from society to society. People consider these sacred things pure and connect them with supernatural or God.

With the coming of industrialization, factories were developed to increase production and to gain profit.

Religion is all about supernatural or God and the concept of ‘sacred’ is related to the supernatural.