Key Terms

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Culture
The shared, learned way of life of a society
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Subculture
Within a culture, there are cultures based on eg. social class, religion etc.
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Global Culture
Media-led culture experienced by most of the world eg. Google
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Cultural Universal
A culture that exists in every part of the world
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Cultural Diversity
The differences between cultures
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Cultural Relativism
Trying to understand human behaviour based on their norms and values, not your own
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Norms
Guidelines for acceptable behaviour. Context specific
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Values
General beliefs that underpin the norms
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Role
The parts that people play in society
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Role Conflict
When two roles cause anxiety for the individual
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Identity
Our sense of who we are in relation to others
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Status
A person's social position or importance
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Ascribed Status
Status given at birth
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Achieved Status
Earned through effort or ability
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Socialisation
The process of learning ones culture
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Formal Socialisation
Things you have been taught
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Informal Socialisation
Things you learn by observing and imitating
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Feral
a wild person/animal which isn't domesticated
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Mores
A stronger form of noems
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Feral Child
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Within a culture, there are cultures based on eg. social class, religion etc.

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Subculture

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Media-led culture experienced by most of the world eg. Google

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A culture that exists in every part of the world

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The differences between cultures

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