SY1 - Compulsory Core Key Definitions - Flashcards in A Level and IB Sociology

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Created by: Thomas Maiden
Created on: 11-05-13 17:24

Culture

The values, norms and customs of a society.

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Subculture

A culture within a culture, with some different values and norms [e.g. ways of dressing].

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Multi-cultural

Society with a number of different cultures, often linked to ethnicity.

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Socially constructed

Made by society.

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Feral

Wild.

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Unsocialised

Someone not socialised into the culture of their society.

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Socialisation

Process of learning culture.

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Primary Socialisation

First stage of learning about culture, within the family.

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Secondary Socialisation

Second stage of learning about culture, within education.

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Role models

People admired and imitated.

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Imitation

Copying behaviour.

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Sanction

Reaction to behaviour [positive or negative].

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Canalisation

Channelling child's activites in relation to gender [e.g. girls given dolls, boys trains].

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Manipulation

Persuading child to think about themselves in particular ways, in relation to gender.

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Formal social control

Control through written rules.

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Informal social control

Control through unwritten rules.

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Formal curriculum

Subjects taught in schools.

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Informal curriculum

Norms and values learned in school.

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Ethnocentricity

Belief that one culture is superior to others.

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Consumer culture

Culture which places great importance on buying goods/services.

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Peer Group Pressure

Putting pressure on friends to persuade them to behave in particular ways.

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Conformity

Behaving or thinking as others do.

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Resocialisation

Learning new values and norms.

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Isolation

Feeling of being disconnected from others, feeling alone.

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Rejection

Being cast out by a person/a group of people.

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A culture within a culture, with some different values and norms [e.g. ways of dressing].

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Subculture

Card 3

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Society with a number of different cultures, often linked to ethnicity.

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Card 4

Front

Made by society.

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Card 5

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Wild.

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SY1 - Compulsory Core Key Definitions