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Group agency
In social ontology, group agency is the claim that collectives such as corporations or institutions can be genuine agents with beliefs, intentions, and moral responsibility that cannot be reduced to the actions of individual members.
Social institution
A social institution is a complex of positions, roles, norms, and values embedded in particular types of social structures that organises and regulates patterns of human activity. Examples include governments, legal systems, religious organisations, educational systems, and the family.
Social reproduction
Social reproduction is the process by which social structures, inequalities, and cultural norms are perpetuated across generations through institutions such as the family and education. Pierre Bourdieu argued that educational systems reproduce existing class hierarchies by treating the cultural capital of dominant groups as inherently superior.
Socialization
Socialization is the broader process by which individuals learn and internalize the values, norms, and practices of their society, enabling them to function as members of a social group. Socialization can be empowering or constraining depending on its content and context.