Studying Society 5.0 / 5 based on 9 ratings ? SociologyStudying SocietyGCSEAQA Created by: KittyCreated on: 03-02-14 20:25 Agencies of Socialisation Groups responsible for carrying out socialisation. 1 of 41 Closed Questions Questions which have fixed choices. 2 of 41 Cohort A group of people with characteristics in common. 3 of 41 Covert Participant Observation When the researcher observes a group without them knowing. 4 of 41 Culture The way of life of a particular social group. 5 of 41 Ethics Similar to morals relating to how you conduct research. 6 of 41 Ethnic Group A social group whose members share a culture. 7 of 41 Ethos The character of an organisation. 8 of 41 Gender This relates to social or cultural differences between men and women. 9 of 41 Generalisations General statements and conclusions that apply to the population. 10 of 41 Hypothesis An informed guess usually written as a statement. 11 of 41 Institutional Racism Racism carried out by an organisation. 12 of 41 Interview Bias Also known as the interview effect, where the interview situation influences the respondent's answers. 13 of 41 Interviewer Bias Also known as the interviewer effect, where the interviewer influences the respondent's answers, 14 of 41 Longitudinal Studies Studies conducted over a period of time to identify a change. 15 of 41 Mass media Forms of communication that reach a large audience. 16 of 41 Negative Sanctions Sanctions that punish those who do not conform to a group's expectations. 17 of 41 Norms Unwritten rules concerning how we should behave. 18 of 41 Observer effect This occurs when a group act differently due to the observer. 19 of 41 Official Statistics Existing sources of data. 20 of 41 Open Questions Questions that allow you to give your own, detailed answer. 21 of 41 Overt Participant Observation When a researcher joins a group and observes them with knowledge of the group. 22 of 41 Peer group A group of people who share similar status. 23 of 41 Pilot Study A small scale trial run conducted before research. 24 of 41 Population The particular group under study. 25 of 41 Positive Sanctions Sanctions that reward those who behave correctly. 26 of 41 Absolute Poverty When people's income is insufficient to meet their minimum needs. 27 of 41 Relative Poverty People are deprived in relation to others. 28 of 41 Primary Data Info that is collect first-hand by the researcher. 29 of 41 Primary Socialisation Socialisation carried out in early childhood. 30 of 41 Qualitative Data Data presented in visual or verbal format. 31 of 41 Quantitative Data Data presented in numerical form. 32 of 41 Racism When people are treated are differently on the basis of their ethnicity. 33 of 41 Representative Sample A sample that reflects the characteristics of the whole population. 34 of 41 Secondary Data Data that already exists. 35 of 41 Secondary Socialisation Socialisation carried out in later childhood. 36 of 41 Social Issues Issues that affect groups and people's lives. 37 of 41 Stratification The way society is divided into hierarchical strata. 38 of 41 Subcultures Social groups which differ from the main culture of society, 39 of 41 Taboo Behaviour that is not usually allowed according to custom or tradition. 40 of 41 Values The belief behind the norm, why we believe we should conform to it. 41 of 41
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