key concepts

    Cards (23)

    • society
      refers to a group of people who share common territory and culture
    • culture
      refers to the shared and learned way of life
    • values
      refer to the beliefs and actions that most people in society see as important
    • norms
      the expectations or unwritten rules surrounding how someone should behave in a particular situation
    • cultural diversity
      refers to differences in culture
    • status
      refers to how important a person or occupation is seen as in society and the amount of respect they get as a result
    • roles
      refer to the parts that people are expected to play in different situations and how this affects thier behaviour
    • identity
      refers to the idea we have about ourselves and how other people in society see us
    • sanctions
      • reactions to peoples behaviour
      • positive or negative depending on social situation
      • aim to encourage people to follow social norms, rules and laws
    • nature vs. nurture debate
      nature argument - behaviour is mostly determined by our genetics , we inherit behaviour traits from our parents just like we would eye colour
      nurture argument - behaviuor is mostly learned , family teaches children their culture, later in life peer groups, work,schools , the media all influence peoples behaviour
    • feral children
      • a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age and has had very little experience of human care, behaviour and languages
      • e.g. oxana malaya
    • socialisation
      the process where indaviduals learn the culture, norms and values of thier society
      begins in the family but as the indavidual gets older other aspects of thier life impacts them e.g. school
    • agencies of socialisation
      • institutions that pass on the culture of a society to its members are known as agencies of socialisation
      • e.g.
      • families
      • education system
      • peer groups
      • media
      • workplace
      • religion
    • primary socialisation
      thr first stage of socialisation that takes place in infancy
      the family is the most important agent of primary socialisation
    • secondary socialisation
      • second stage of socialisation
      • process after early childhood
      • family continues to have an influence but other agents become increasingly important in shaping our norms and values
    • gender roles
      refer to the expected ways of behaving based on wether someone is male or female
      gender roles are learnt through gender socialisation
    • gender
      refers to the differences between masculine and feminine identities
    • sex
      refers to the natural differences between males and females
    • canalisation
      where children are channelled into toys and activities seen as apppropriate for thier sex
    • modelling
      children will imitate their parents and act as they do
    • social class
      is a way of dividing people into groups based on the type of work they do and the money they make
      • upper class
      • middle class
      • working class
    • ethnicity
      means the cultural group that a person belongs to this includes -
      • nationality
      • religion
      • language
      • way of life
    • social control
      refers to how our behaviour is influenced so that we follow societys norms , values and laws