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- This article is about institutions as social mechanisms. Please see Organization for formal establishments.
Institutions are social structures and social mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of two or more individuals. 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. The term, institution, is commonly applied to customs and behavior patterns important to a society, as well as to particular formal organizations of government and public service. As structures and mechanisms of social order among humans, institutions are one of the principal objects of study in the social sciences, including sociology, political science and economics. Institutions are a central concern for law, the formal regime for political rule-making and enforcement. The creation and evolution of institutions is a primary topic for history.
Aspects of Institutions
Although individual, formal organizations, commonly identified as "institutions," may be deliberately and intentionally created by people, the development and functioning of institutions in society in general may be regarded as an instance of emergence; that is, institutions arise, develop and function in a pattern of social self-organization, which goes beyond the conscious intentions of the individual humans involved.
As mechanisms of social cooperation, institutions are manifest in both objectively real, formal organizations, such as the U.S. Congress, the Roman Catholic Church or the Bank of England, and, also, in informal social order and organization, reflecting human psychology, culture, habits and customs. Most important institutions, considered abstractly, have both objective and subjective aspects: examples include money and marriage. The institution of money encompasses many formal organizations, including banks and government treasury departments and stock exchanges, which may be termed, "institutions," as well as subjective experiences, which guide people in their pursuit of personal economic well-being and wealth. Powerful institutions are able to imbue a paper currency with certain value, and to induce millions into cooperative production and trade in pursuit of economic ends abstractly denominated in that currency's units. The subjective experience of money is so pervasive and persuasive that economists talk of the "money illusion" and try to disabuse their students of it, in preparation for learning economic analysis.
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American Society of Clinical Oncology - The information provided by ASCO is extensive and aimed towards health professionals.
Meta Description: [ The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO's members set the standard for patient care worldwide, and lead the fight for more effective cancer treatments, increased funding for clinic... ]
Cancer Research Institute - Researching the science of cancer immunology.
Meta Description: [ The Cancer Research Institute supports and coordinates scientific and clinical efforts that will lead to the immunological treatment, control, and prevention of cancer. ]
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program - CTEP is a program of the U.S. National Cancer Institute that provides support for clinical trials.
CancerWorld - Coalition of international cancer organizations with an aim to bring providers together for the good of developed and lesser-developed countries.
Meta Description: [ Cancer patient coalition - Cancerworld is the on-line world of oncology that brings together doctors, nurses and patients in the fight against cancer in both the developed and emerging world. ]
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System - CCRI is a database sponsored by the National Cancer Institute containing data and information on carcinogens, mutagens and tumor promotors.
Meta Description: [ Toxicology, environmental health, and chemical databases and other information resources from the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health ]
International Agency for Research on Cancer - The World Health Organization's leading source for information about cancer. The mission is to coordinate and conduct research on causes and to develop scientific strategies for control.
Meta Description: [ Standard Description, International Agency for Research on Cancer. ]
International Association of Cancer Registries - Portal for links to registries worldwide. Gives information on the activities of the organization including software, publications, guidelines and standards.
Meta Description: [ International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) ]
International Institute of Anticancer Research - Information about the organization, AntiCancer Research journal, In Vivo journal, Cancer Genomics Proteomics journal and related international conferences.
Meta Description: [ The International Institute of Anticancer Research, home of Anticancer Research and In Vivo Journals ]
International Psycho-Oncology Society - A professional organization concerned with the psychosocial and behavioral dimensions of cancer.
Meta Description: [ The International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) fosters international multidisciplinary communication about clinical, educational and research issues that relate to the subspecialty of psycho-oncology and the psychosocial dimensions of cancer. ]
M.D. Anderson: WHO Center for Supportive Cancer Care - Learn about this World Health Organization center focused on bringing the latest in treatment and research to developing countries, especially in Asia and Latin America.
Modena Cancer Registry - Italian entity that collects and presents information concerning tumors diagnosed in the province of Modena.
National Cancer Institute - The U.S. National Institute of Health's cancer research wing.
Meta Description: [ Accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research. ]
NCI: Center for Cancer Research - Details about the organization, including a mission statement, press releases, event calendar, research opportunities and a newsletter.
The Barbados Cancer Society - Dedicated to public education about cancer, as well as promoting prevention measures and efforts at early detection.
Meta Description: [ The Barbados Cancer Society is dedicated to public education on various cancers including breast and prostate cancer, and promoting prevention and early detection. ]
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