<u>Social institutions are such institutions that are put into place for the personal gain of the people living in a particular society. </u>
These personal gains are often in reference to societal things and effects the society at large when it comes to the bigger picture of things.
Social institutions like community schools, sermon groups and NGOs are in place to keep the social harmony of a place intact while solving the problem of a specific part of the society that affects people on the individual level.
