Social Processes: Sociology

Cards (21)

  • What are norms?
    Behaviours that are acceptable in society.
    EG: Eating with a knife and fork.
  • What is culture?
    A shared way of life between a group of people in society.
    EG: Languages
  • What are values?
    Beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another.
    EG: Following the law.
  • What is status?
    The amount of power someone holds in society
    EG: Gender, Class.
  • What is identity?
    How people see themselves in society.
    EG: Gender
  • What is ascribed status?
    The status people are born with.
    EG: being a prince
  • What is achieved status?
    Status that is earned through individual achievement.
    EG: Being a criminal.
  • What is deviance?
    Breaking the norms of society.
    EG: Breaking the law.
  • What is gender?
    The characteristics of men and women that are socially constructed.
    EG: the way we dress.
  • What are sanctions?
    Things that are used to reward positive or negative behaviour.
    EG: Formal and informal sanctions
  • What is cultural diversity?
    The presence of multiple cultures and ethnicities within a society.
    EG: Traditional festivals - Diwali, Traditional languages
  • What is the nature theory?
    Where genetics play a role in behaviour.
    EG: the ability to learn and produce a language.
  • What is the nurture theory?

    Behaviour that is learnt from being taught through socialisation.
    EG: (Primary/Secondary Socialisation) How to walk.
  • What are feral children?
    Children that have been neglected and not properly socialised.
    EG: Oxana, girl raised by dogs - didnt know human behaviours like speaking or walking upright.
  • What are agents of socialisation?
    People and institutions which carry out the process of socialisation by teaching norms.
    EG: Family
  • What are agents of social control?
    Institutions or individuals that enforce social norms and maintain social order.
    EG: Education
  • What is formal control?
    Punishments and rewards based on the law.
    EG: Fines and prison
  • What is informal control?
    Rewards and punishments based on norms.
    EG: School - Detentions
  • How do agents of socialisation pass on culture and identity? (Gender)
    ~ Different toys (Cars, dolls)
    ~ Dressed in different colours and styles (Pink, Blue)
  • How do agents of socialisation pass on culture and identity? (Class)
    middle class
    ~ Travelling to different countries
    ~ Visiting museums
    ~ Attending concerts
  • How do agents of socialisation pass on culture and identity? (Ethnic identity)
    ~Traditional clothing: Scottish Kilt
    ~Traditional languages: Spanish
    ~Traditional celebrations: Diwali