The role of Social Institutions in Gender Construction

1. Social Institutions -:
In sociology the social institutions have much importance because social
institutions are more helpful to study the society in a scientific and
systematic way. Social institutions are also helpful to study the dynamics of
society because these are the images and advocates of the society. Social
institutions are also helpful to construct the reality and views of masses
about the social problems.

2. Role of Social Institutions -:

The social institutions have very vital role in the society. These institutions
plays important role for the purpose of socialization. These social
institutions are also known as the agents of socialization because these
opportunity and platform to the masses of the society for the process of
learning and this process of learning is called socialization. \


3. Types of Social institutions -:
1. Family.
2. Education.
3. Religion.
4. Peer Group.
5. Mass Media.
6. Politics.
7. Economy.




4. Social Institutions and Gender Construction -:
Social institutions are also very important for the purpose of gender
construction because gender is the important component of the society
gender either may be male, female or she male but one thing is common
the gender is human being to here we discuss only about the role of social
institutions for sake of construction of gender.
Family -:
Family is the basic unit of the society and it is also called the basic social
institution. Family first of all determined about the gender in socially and
plays the role for the approval and acceptance of gender on the social
basis. Family also plays important role for the socialization of gender,
learning about gender and development of gender.

Education -:
Education is also very important and basic social institution and it also plays
important role for the gender construction because it in formal institution
for the sake of learning and socialization. Education formally determined
about the gender construction and this is the stage from where the social
life starts.
Religion -:
Religion is the combination of ideas beliefs, faiths and certain teachings.
Each religion is different from one another so every religion have unique
teachings about the gender and unique ideas about the gender and from all
over the world every religions gives some unique rights to the gender and
Islam have very unique concepts about the gender and gives certain rights
and social securitys to the gender.
Peer Group -:
Peer group also plays important role for the gender construction because
peer group are totally based on the social life and peer group are also
based on the basis of gender. Males have common interaction with males
and females have common interaction with females.


Mass Media -:
This is the age of technology so in this age of modernization media have
much importance so mass media also plays very vital role for the gender
construction. By broadcasting different programs media gives in formation
knowledge and motivation to the gender which ultimately helpful for the
gender construction.
Politics -:
Politics gives a equal opportunity to the gender to take part in the political activities and
also plays important role to bring awareness and knowledge about the political activities
and government policies.
Economy -:
Economy is also plays important role for the construction of gender by giving them
equal opportunities to the genders activities so that they can meet their basic needs of
the life.