C Key Terms(Sociology) 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCulture and socialisationGCSEWJEC Created by: aneesa hussainCreated on: 06-11-19 19:19 Canalisation The channelling of boys and girls towards the toys and activities regarded as appropriate for their gender. 1 of 15 Charismatic Authority The term used by Weber for the type of authority granted to leaders because of their personalities. 2 of 15 Chivalry thesis The idea that women are treated more leniently than men in the criminal justice system because of their gender. 3 of 15 Cohabitation A situation where a couple live together as partners but are unmarried. 4 of 15 Comprehensive School A school which is non-selective and contains children of different abilities. 5 of 15 Consumerism Where the acquisition of material goods is seen as very important to people. 6 of 15 Conventional family The idea that the nuclear family of two parents of different sexes and their dependent children is seen as the only acceptable family. 7 of 15 Corporate Crime Crimes committed by businesses 8 of 15 Correspondence theory The idea that some of the features of school mirror work so that children learn to be ‘good workers’ and accept boring, unfulfilling jobs. 9 of 15 Covert observation Research where a researcher watches a group without them being aware of the researcher’s identity. 10 of 15 Crisis of masculinity The idea that men are losing their traditional roles and authority and are unsure of their identity. 11 of 15 Cultural capital Economic and cultural factors that are considered superior and argued by some to account for the success of upper and middle class children at school. 12 of 15 Cultural deprivation The idea that working class children underachieve at school because they do not have the language skills and values that are needed to succeed. 13 of 15 Culture of poverty The idea that people are poor because they have a set of values, such as living for the present and not planning, that keeps them poor. 14 of 15 Cycle of deprivation The idea that poverty is passed on from one generation to the next generation. 15 of 15
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