unit 1: intro to sociology

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society
a group of people who share a culture
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culture
a shared way of life
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norm
an expected and accepted way to behave within a society
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value
something that is considered good in society
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cultural relativity
the idea that what is normal in one culture is weird in another
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cultural universals
social behaviours found in all cultures
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anthropology/anthropologist
the study of human societies and cultures/someone who studies different human societies and cultures
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primary socialisation
being taught norms and values at a young age, often by family
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secondary socialisation
being taught norms and values by groups you encounter as you grow older in the wider world
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formal socialisation
when people or organisations deliberately set out to teach you norms and values
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informal socialisation
socialisation that happens by chance
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identity
a sense of who you are according to the social groups you belong to
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labelling theory
the idea that people given a label by others in society are treated as if its true
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roles
the expected behaviour of an individual in a particular social situation
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role conflict
the idea that sometimes the roles we have to play might contradict each other
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agency of socialisation
a social organisation that teaches people the norms and values of society
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formal/national curriculum
things that are deliberately taught in schools and are expected to be done
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agency of control
groups that make people obey social roles
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hidden curriculum
messages that are passed on to children unintentionally
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truancy
taking time out of school without permission/reason
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deviance
not following the norms and values of society
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formal deviance
breaking a written or agreed rule in a group
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informal deviance
breaking an unwritten rule in a group
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social control
the methods used to persuade or force individuals to follow normal and values
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sanctions
rewards and punishments to make sure people follow norms and values
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formal sanctions
an official punishment or reward
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informal sanction
a punishment or reward that is unofficial
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agencies of social control
those groups in society that enforce or persuade people to follow rules
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sex
defined by our biological make up/sexual organs someone is born with
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gender
what a particular culture defines as 'female' and 'male'
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feral/wild child
unsocialised child
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nature theory
the idea that we act as we do because we are born that way
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nurture theory
the idea that we act as we do because we are taught how to behave by others
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primary data
research information that the researcher has collected themselves
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secondary data
research information that has been collected for another purpose by someone else
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census
a questionnaire given to every house hold in britain every 10 years
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pilot study
a trail run before the actual research
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target population
the people the researchers sim to study
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sample
a small group of people chosen form the target population
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representative
the idea that the sample should have the same mix of people as the target population
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random sample
a group chosen by chance from the target population
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systematic samples
uses a system to select, e.g. every 10 people
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quota sample
where the researcher is looking for a certain number of a particular group
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snowball sample
using a connection with one person, which leads to the other members of groups being selected
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opportunity/convenience sample
when a researcher uses the people who just happen to be available
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data
information collected by research
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sampling frame
the list where the sample is selected from
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qualitative data
written data
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quantitive data
statistics and number data
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a shared way of life

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culture

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an expected and accepted way to behave within a society

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something that is considered good in society

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the idea that what is normal in one culture is weird in another

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