To this extent, he
remarks at one juncture, "as Giddens (1984) states, 'institutions by
definition are the more enduring features of social life... giving solidity
to social systems across time and space.' Institutions exhibit these
properties because of the process set in motion by regulative , normative,
and cultural cognitive elements." (Scott, 1) In other words, the
implications of the institution are essentially reciprocal. It is only
rational that property and process should exist within the context of a
cycle. The human aspects of an institution, whether it be a sustained
cultural group such as a global religious faith or a corporation with a
century of organizational development behind it, there are aspects of
society which are going to inevitably impact the ways the people behave.
For instance, with the adoption of Civil Rights in the United...
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