Social institutions and cultural identity

Abstract

This paper consists of two parts. In the first one, the author points out the importance of institutional framework for creation and preservation of cultural identity as one of the most important constitutional elements of a modern national identity. In the second part of the paper, the author deals with the challenges the cultural institutions of the national importance in Serbia face today - with a special reference to the role of the church school and university and the problems in its adaptation to the new circumstances.

Keywords

• social institutions
• cultural identity
• cultural institutions