---
title: "SSSocSC4: Institutions as Social Control (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSSocSC4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSSocSC4
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSSocSC4: Institutions as Social Control

Analyze the function of social institutions as agents of social control across differing societies and times.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSSocSC4.a**: Analyze the function of social institutions in society, include: family, education, religion, economy, government/politics, health care, and media.
- **SSSocSC4.b**: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various social institutions.
- **SSSocSC4.c**: Evaluate other possible social institutions such as sports.
- **SSSocSC4.d**: Analyze the functions and inequalities of the criminal justice system in relationship to a society's construct of crime and punishment.
- **SSSocSC4.e**: Explain the role of total institutions.
- **SSSocSC4.f**: Analyze the re-socialization process.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.