Soc 1 Key Words 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCulture and socialisationGCSEWJEC Created by: MayaMcCarteCreated on: 03-05-17 20:45 Common Sense Everyday ideas about the world. 1 of 38 Culture The way of life of a group of people. 2 of 38 Cultural Diversity The range of different ideas and cultures that exist. 3 of 38 Cultural Relativity The idea that what is normal in one culture would be strange to another. 4 of 38 Cultural Universals Social behaviours that can be found in all cultures. 5 of 38 Society Group of people who share a way of life and a set of rules. 6 of 38 Norms Normal and expected behaviour. 7 of 38 Values Shared beliefs about how to act. 8 of 38 Mores Ideas about what behaviour is right and wrong. 9 of 38 Deviant A person who breaks norms and values. 10 of 38 Formal Sanction A punishment for breaking a law or written rule. 11 of 38 Informal Sanction A punishment for breaking an unwritten rule, imposed by people around you. 12 of 38 Agent of Social Control A group in society that teaches us how to behave. 13 of 38 Mass Media A form of communication that reaches a lot of people at one time. 14 of 38 Anthropology The study of different human cultures. 15 of 38 Mainstream Society The way of life for most people in a culture. 16 of 38 Subculture A small group in society with different beliefs and norms from others around them. 17 of 38 Gender Roles Social differences between the expected behaviour for men and women. 18 of 38 Nature Theory The idea that we act as we do because we are born that way. 19 of 38 Nurture Theory The idea that we act as we do because we are taught how to behave by others. 20 of 38 Primary Socialisation Being taught how to behave by your family. 21 of 38 Secondary Socialisation Being taught how to behave by people in the wider world. 22 of 38 Informal Socialisation Learning how to behave as you live your life. 23 of 38 Formal Socialisation When people deliberately set out to change how you act. 24 of 38 Status Respect others give to you. 25 of 38 Stereotype A category into which we put other people according to some simple characteristics. 26 of 38 Labelling Theory People are given a label by other people and then treated as though it were true. 27 of 38 Role Expected behaviour for a particular social situation. 28 of 38 Manipulation Children are controlled into certain behaviour. 29 of 38 Canalisation Children are directed into certain interests. 30 of 38 Role Model People that children copy and admire. 31 of 38 Gendered Objects Items that are intended for either boys or girls but not both. 32 of 38 Gender Differences in social roles of males and females. 33 of 38 Sex Biological differences between men and women. 34 of 38 Nationality Legal citizenship of a country with the right to have a passport and vote. 35 of 38 Ethnicity Membership of a cultural group 36 of 38 Cultural Identity Sense of who you are and the culture you feel you belong to. 37 of 38 Sanction A reward or punishment used to make people act as you wish. 38 of 38
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