Sociology Key Words

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Anthropology
The study of different cultures
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Cultural Relativity
Values or norms that are specific to certain cultures
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Social Control
The enforcement of certain behaviours by society upon its members either by law or social pressure
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Nurture
The idea that society can influence or control our behaviour
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Resocialise
New process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role
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Canalisation
Parents channel their children in to certain gendered activities e.g encourage boys to play rugby
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Modelling
imitating behaviour
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Manipulation
Using positive and negative sanctions to reward or punish certain behaviours
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Culture
A way of life for a group of people
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Role Model
Some children imitate usually the same sex
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Sex
Biological Traits e.g male or female
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Gender
A social construct- masculinity or femininity
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Social Construct
Something which isn't fixed but changes across culture and society e.g gender
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Socialisation
The process of learning how to behave
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Primary Socialisation
The learning we experience from the people who raise us. It is the first level of socialisation
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Secondary Socialisation
The process of learning what is the appropriate behaviour from the wider society
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Sanctions
Punishments or rewards
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Deviant
Someone who does not conform to the norms of society e.g someone with tattoos
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Informal Socialisation
Learning without an institution or formal procedure. Can occur through your peer groups
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Formal Socialisation
Learning new skills, values and norms with planned and organised experiences
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Norms
Expected Behaviours
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Values
Beliefs that most people share; general ideas about what is right and what is wrong
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Culturally Universal
A behaviour or rule that is applicable across all cultures.
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Subculture
A culture within another culture with its own set of norms and values e.g goths, mods or rockers
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Nature
Natural human behaviour, sometimes believed to be down to genetics
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