KnowraSocial institutionLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to Social institution, each with the reason it gives.All 17Broader topic 6Related 9Narrower topic 2Social relationNarrower topic: Institutions are broader arrangements that shape many individual relations at once.The Rules of Sociological MethodNarrower topic: Durkheim defines sociology broadly as the science of institutions and their genesis and functioning.