Sociology Key terms

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  • Created by: Monique
  • Created on: 26-09-16 18:58
Nature
Refers to the characteristics that people are born with- Biological ones.
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Nuture
Refers to the characteristics which are learnt in society- Social ones
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Feral Children
Children who are raised in the wild
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Socialisation
The process by which we learn social behaviour
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Primary Socialisation
The behaviour we learn in our first five years of life from family
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Secondary Socialisation
The behaviour we learn from institutions (Education, Religion and Media)
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Formal Social Control
Processes used by formal agents (Education system) which will be written down and official
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Informal Social Control
Processes by less formal agents such as the family or peer group. These may not be documented and always enforced
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Culture
Refers to the way of life of a particular social group. Made up of Religion, Language, Food, Customs, Norms, Value, Statuses and Roles
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Norms
The behaviour that is expected of people in a society
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Values
Beliefs shared by members of a society about what is desirable and good
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Status
Your position in society. Gender, class and ethnicity are related to whether people have a high or low status
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Ascribed Status
Status your born into e.g. Royalty
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Achieved Status
A part a person plays in a group or situation.
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Primary Research
Your own research
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Secondary Research
Already collected e.g. Documents, Official statistics
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Ethnography
Studying a group by being a part of the group (observations and interviews)
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Ethics/Ethical Dilemmas
Issues regarding whether something will cause harm or distress to those involved
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Convert Research
Doing research undercover, without consent
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Institutions
Organisations which have a key function in the running of society
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Conflict
The idea that society was based around different groups whose intrests are in conflict
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Consensus
The idea that society is harmonious and everybody shares the same values and beliefs
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Functionalism
Everyone plays a certain part and works together
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Marxism & Feminists
Society involves competition between social groups
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Capitalism
A economic system based on profit
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Feminism
A movement which aims to bring about equality for women, and is the theory that sees women to be exploited and oppressed by men.
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Patriarchy
Society based on male domination
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March of Progress Theory
The belief that the traditional view of men and women in the household is progressively changing
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Conjugal Roles
The roles within the household of married or cohabiting partners
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Symmetrical Family
A family in which the main household responsibilities are shared between the partners
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Segregated Conjugal Roles
The husband- Breadwinner, Wife- Stays at home
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Joint Conjugal Roles
Husband and wife share the domestic work and both are the breadwinners
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Dual Burden
Refers to the wife taking care of the domestic work and having a paid job
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Triple Shift
Refers to the wife having a job, taking care of house and the emotion work
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Roles
A part a person plays in a group or situation. Each one has different norms and values attached
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Gender Scripts
Stereotypes for both genders
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Pooling
Joint access and responsibility for finances
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Egalitarian
Joint conjugal roles. Both do paid work and domestic labour. Based on equality
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Nuclear familes
Heterosexual couple with children
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Gender
The social and cultural characteristics of men and women
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Power
The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way
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Identity
The individuals sense of self, influenced by socialisation and interactions with others
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Domestic labour
Work preformed in the home. Child care, cooking and cleaning
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Decision making
The action or process of making important decisions
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Dark side of the family
Two main areas: Child abuse and domestic violence. Refers to abuse in the family
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Emotion Work
The work involved in meeting the emotional needs of other people
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Instrumental Role
The breadwinner or provider role in the family
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Expressive Role
The caring, nurturing, 'homemaker' role in the family
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Domestic Violence
Violent or aggressive behaviour within the home
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Refers to the characteristics which are learnt in society- Social ones

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Nuture

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Children who are raised in the wild

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The process by which we learn social behaviour

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The behaviour we learn in our first five years of life from family

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