Institutional work
Institutional work is like following the rules of a game or a specific situation. Imagine you and your friends want to play a game. Before you start playing, you all agree on a set of rules that you must follow. These rules help ensure that everyone plays fairly and enjoys the game.
Similarly, in society, we have many rules and expectations that guide how we should behave in different situations. These rules could be official laws (like traffic laws) or unwritten rules (like saying "bless you" when someone sneezes). These rules help us understand what people expect of us in different situations and keep society running smoothly.
Sometimes, people have to work to establish or change these rules. These people are called institutional actors. They can be individuals, groups, or organizations that have the power to influence or change how society works. Institutional work involves making changes to rules or expectations that have been established, or creating entirely new rules to govern new situations.
For example, imagine your school has a dress code that requires you to wear a uniform every day. If a group of students wants to change the dress code to allow more individual expression, they could organize and start lobbying school officials to make a change. This is an example of institutional work.
Overall, institutional work is about understanding and following the expectations and rules of society, but also about working to change those rules when they no longer serve us or our goals.
Similarly, in society, we have many rules and expectations that guide how we should behave in different situations. These rules could be official laws (like traffic laws) or unwritten rules (like saying "bless you" when someone sneezes). These rules help us understand what people expect of us in different situations and keep society running smoothly.
Sometimes, people have to work to establish or change these rules. These people are called institutional actors. They can be individuals, groups, or organizations that have the power to influence or change how society works. Institutional work involves making changes to rules or expectations that have been established, or creating entirely new rules to govern new situations.
For example, imagine your school has a dress code that requires you to wear a uniform every day. If a group of students wants to change the dress code to allow more individual expression, they could organize and start lobbying school officials to make a change. This is an example of institutional work.
Overall, institutional work is about understanding and following the expectations and rules of society, but also about working to change those rules when they no longer serve us or our goals.