terminology

• social norms is the social guidelines for a specific situation
• social norms is the standard behaviour expected by people in the society and community
• generation gap is the difference in morals,values,views and beliefs between an older generation and younger generation
• manners is the expected pattern of behaviour for polite relationship between two people
• achieved status is the status that is achieved through hard work and effort, it is a result of effort and not inherited
• beliefs is what one feels is right
• belief is a set of rules which exists in a particular society of culture
• a citizen is a person legally recognised as a member or inhabitant of a nation
• constituiton is the laws or rules of a nation
• councelling is a talking therapy where a profesional therapist helps in listening to you and help you find ways to deal with emotional issues
• culture is a way of life for a society in terms of physical objects,beliefs,behaviours and values
• customs is a traditional way of behaviour that is practiced by a specific group of people
• multiculturalism is the presence of several different cultures in a single society
• deviance is when people misuse their freedom causing unacceptable behaviour
• goal is what a person aims to achieve in life
• hierarchy is a ranking system ordered according to status or authority
• house arrest is when someone is kept prisoner in their own house and is not allowed to leave it
• formal means to be officially recognised
• idealism means to form ideas which only exist in the imagination
• interpersonal conflict means to have a conflict between two individuals
• jury are citizens who advise a judge and determine whether the person is guilty or not guilty in the court of law
• responsibility means the state of being responsible; an obligation
• values are standards or qualities considered valuabe or desirable in society
• cultural diversity means that people from different cultures live in the same place and have different values and beliefs
• integration means refers to when one learns things from other cultures while holding on and sticking to their beliefs
• cultural shock is when one faces anxiety ,shock or depression when being cut off from their familiar culture ,environment and values
• etiquette are rules that govern how people should behave
• marginal men are people who are torn between two people
• segregation is when one opts or clings to their own culture and does not mix with people from other cultures
• assimilation is when a dominant culture takes over an existing culture
• acculturation is borrowing parts of other cultures while keeping the basics of your own culture
• rascism is when one favours their own culture more than others
• discrimination is when a pwerful group bans or prevents another group from sharing or participating in activities
• ethnocentrism means believeing that ones own ethnic group is superior
• prejudice is having a strong like or dislike for something