a group of people who share a common territory and culture
2 of 25
culture
the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society eg. language, religion, food, fashion and arts
3 of 25
norms
the unspoken and unwritten rules of behavior in every day life
4 of 25
mores (pronounced more-ayes)
stronger form of norms and behavior that is seen as essential to maintain decency
5 of 25
role
the norms that go with our status
6 of 25
status
the position that a person has in our society
7 of 25
ascribed status
what you were born with
8 of 25
achieved status
a result of a persons hard work.
9 of 25
socialisation
the process by which someone learns the culture, norms, laws and values of their society
10 of 25
infanticide
killing of infants
11 of 25
genocide
mass killing of people
12 of 25
moral
concerned with issues of right and wrong
13 of 25
primary socialisation
takes place in early life, mainly within the family. Children learn the basic values, norms, and roles of their culture from parents and other family members
14 of 25
secondary socialisation
secondary agencies of socialisation are those institutions and groups from which peoplew learn more about their culture and what is expected of them -- peers, school, and education, the mass media, work, religion
15 of 25
nature
we act the way we do because we are born to do so
16 of 25
nurture
we act the way we do because we have taught to do so by the agents of socialisation
17 of 25
feral
wild or unsocialised
18 of 25
feral children
children who have been removed from normal human contact and have missed out on the normal processes of human socialisation
19 of 25
oxana
feral child found in Ukraine in the 1990s, was neglected by her alcoholic parents and for 8 years was raised by dogs.
20 of 25
canalisation
process of giving different toys and argues that it will encourage girls to be caring and 'feminine' and boys to be powerful and 'masculine'
21 of 25
manipulation
where parents encourage different behavior from boys and girls, such as taking a lot of time over their daughter's hair and making them believe that girls have to take care of how they look
22 of 25
stereotyping
presenting an untrue, oversimplified and generalised picture of a member of a social group, eg. showing women in adverts as housewives and mothers
23 of 25
agents of social control
when sanction, either good or bad, as a way of making people behave
24 of 25
peer pressure
the peer group expects its members to conform to its norms and imposes sanctions if they do not
25 of 25
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
society
Back
a group of people who share a common territory and culture
Comments
No comments have yet been made