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==Institutions==
{{Main article|Institutions}}
In the social sciences, institutions are the [[social structure|structures]] and [[social mechanism|mechanisms]] of [[social order]] and [[cooperation]] governing the [[behavior]] of [[individual]]s within a given human collectivity. Institutions are identified with a [[social purpose]] and permanence, transcending individual [[human]] lives and intentions, and with the making and enforcing of rules governing cooperative human behavior.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|article-url=http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2014/entries/social-institutions/|encyclopedia=[[The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]|first=Seumas|last=Miller|article=Social institutions|editor-first=Edward N.|editor-last=Zalta|date=21 December 2014|orig-year=2007|publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University|issn=1095-5054}}</ref>