Sociology - Culture & Identity

IDEOLOGY - A set of ideas, values and beliefs that represent the outlook and justifies the interest of a social group

DOMINANT IDEOLOGY - A set of ideas, values and beliefs of the most powerful group in society which influence the ideas of the rest of society

FALSE CONSCIOUSNESS:

• Marx believed that social institutions brain washed workers into accepting their position
• They fail to recognise they are being exploited

Marx believed that social institutions such as family, education, media and religion where helping inequality seem normal and natural

CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS:

• Marx believed that one day the proletariat (working class) would become aware of their exploitation
• whereby overthrowing the Bourgeoise (ruling class)

A new type of society would be created full of equality without social classes, exploitation or conflict called:

COMMUNISM

Both functionalists and marxists are structuralists believing peoples behaviours are affected by social institutions

Marxists see society beased on conflict between social classes and intitutions maintain the ruling class

SOCIALISATION - A process through learning norms and values of a society or culture

Agencies of secondary socialisation:

• Religion
• Media
• Education
• Law & Order
• Leisure
• Friends

Primary Socialisation - Takes Place in the early years of life within family, learning language, basic skills, and norms

Secondary Socialisation - Takes place at school and in wider society later on in life