some societies have many institutions in the "specific" sense. these societies have an organised government, schools, hospitals, churches, clubs, armies, markets, courts and places for entertainment. some societies have very few of these things, but this does not mean that there are no "institutions". the way in which the people relate to each other may have just as many "controls" as in a society with schools, markets and a government. an example of a society that has lots of "specific" institutions is western europe.