Download or read book Institutional Structure written by George M. Thomas and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1987-07-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors show how the cultural values underlying the ideology of Western society have determined the structure and authority of the modern nation-state. This Western culture also suggests the form of various social institutions, legitimizes and limits the development of social movements, and provides for the place of the individual in society.