UCSP

• Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs, practices, and ideas from one society to another.
• Socialization: is the process of learning various cultural patterns that are accepted by the culture. These acceptable cultural patterns are called norms. It is the process by which one acquires the knowledge, skills, values, behaviors, and attitudes that are needed to conform with the norms of the society to be able to integrate with the whole society. The socialization process begins from the moment of birth and continues until death. Interactions with other people in society may include immediate family, relatives, friends, acquaintances, and even other people
• Socialization: is a sociological process where in people learn the culture, whereas socializing is the process by which people connect with others. Without socializing, one cannot learn the culture of his or her own society; therefore, socializing or having interaction is crucial
• Cultural diffusion: aside from socialization, there are oher processes where cultural knowledge can be passed on. this is a process where aspects of culture spread from one society to another through various means. Diffusion may happen intentionally or unintentionally and can result in both positive and negative changes within the society. Some examples can be seen in food, language and clothing
• Enculturation: process of cultural diffusion, which is the process of acquiring various cultural aspects for the individual to be a part of the society. The familiarization of culture, therefore, is the goal, along with picking up the necessary aspects that can help an individual to survive
• Acculturation: implies the process of transforming one culture by adopting the cultural traits of a dominant or powerful society. There is a transformation of culture for the group to adjust and adopt. This processes usually found in people who migrated such as the family of OFW who files for a permanent residency in Canada. It involves a deeper understanding of the cultural norms, values, and behaviors, so that one can be a functional member of the society.
• Assimilation: acculturation occurring over a long period of time results in assimilation, which happens when the original culture of the accultured individual is replaced and the new culture is fully diffused. Thus, that persons culturable approximate that of the dominant society, with no trace of his or her own previous culture.
• Social group: the collection of people who interact regularly based on some common interest. Each member of social group developed some sense of belongingness by forming a relationship with each other— the "we-ness"
• Social structure: a pattern of relationship between and among individuals and other members of society. It is also a way to organize the society in a predictable relationship. These structures can be found in almost all aspects of society such as family, peer, group, schools, work settings, religion, and the state. Because of these relationships people can monitor their cultural patterns and engage and socialization with one other, which can be considered as a controlled form of human interaction
• Formal social structure: built on the hierarchy or order of presence in an organization - for example, the positions of elected officers of a club or your classroom officers. It may also be seen in work setting, which have define job descriptions for each employee
• Informal social structure: built upon the relationships of people, which may include common interest, culture, and other factors. The individual set themselves at their position (status) and by interaction (role) they make a social group. It means that each individual has assimilated himself
• Social roles: the behavior and actions of a person resulting from his or her social status

  It is the part people play as members of a group or an organization. It is also a set of expectations that is given to a social status or position which an individual can perform social roles have a positive effect on the society and on group functions. It divides the labor of the society and or group, instead of assigning all roles to one person. It is expected death individual who will perform this roles, called actors will behaved and follow expectations as guided by social norms in doing said roles
• Groups: refers to a number of people who regularly interact with one another and share the same interest, values, behaviors, and expectations. Members of the group develop a sense of belongingness and we-ness as compared to other groups. They are also interdependent with other members of the group. Social group play a vital role in the society, as they interact with members of your own group, and their group interacts with other social groups; these interactions, in turn, begin to influence norms and sanctions
• Primary groups: are characterized by intimate, close, and enduring relationships among members. These are usually small group of very close knit people who share a high level of cohesiveness and cooperation. They are concerned with the emotional, physical and mental stability of its members, as well as sharing activities and culture. Members of a primary group tend to share a long time together; thus, it is the primary source of socialization. Examples of primary groups are family, kinship or relatives, close friends, and romantic relationship
• Secondary group: are impersonal and goal-oriented, and they are the opposite of primary groups. They consist of a large number of people who share the same goal and interest, but without the concern and intimacy of primary groups. Members interact temporarily or for a short time and are, thus, unable to form bonds with each other. Examples of these groups are political parties, work groups, and interest groups
• Identifying "we/us" and "they" is based on one membership in a group, which can be either in group or outgroup. The terms were coined by Henri Tajfel, a polish social psychologist in the 1970s in his work on social identity theories.
• In-group: is any group where one identities himself or herself as a member. There is the sense of belongingness and "we-ness" in this group.
• Out-group: refers to a social group to which an individual does not identify or belong. There is usually the feeling of antagonism or being threatened by outgroups.
• Reference group: refers to any group that one uses as a standard for evaluating himself or herself and his or her own behavior. It has two basic functions: set the standards and norms and set the standard for comparison toward other groups. An individual will evaluate himself or herself against the reference group to determine the nature of that group
• Social networks: aside from your own group, it is also important to have relationships with other groups.
• Social networks consist of actors called nodes and relationships called ties, which when linked with others form connections.
• These connections can have varying degrees of ties - loose connections such as acquaintances and aggregates have weak ties, while familial connections have strong ties.
• Virtual networks: nowadays, social networks can also be seen in virtual networks. Advances in technology have made it possible to trace social networking electronically. In fact, facebook was develop by mark zuckerberg, eduardo saverin, dustin moskovitz, and Chris Hughes in 2004 in harvard university for the purpose of forming personal relationships, sharing ideas and information, and building up a society as a whole. Soon enough, other social media networking site were made possible using the same idea facebook has