Sociology Crossword- Studying Society

A crossword on the first topic studied at AQA Sociology GCSE- "Studying Society"

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People with common interests and distinctive culture
Society
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The way of life passed through generations
Culture
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Written, official rules the society must abide by
Law
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Unwritten and informal rules that guide behaviour
Norm
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Patterns of behaviour
Role
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Beliefs that set up the norms of the society
Values
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Study of society and human relationships within society
Social Science
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Government decisions to improve conditions of people
Social Policiy
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Looking at a social issue from one point of view
Theoretical Perspective
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Agreement between individuals/groups
Consensus
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Disagreement between opposing groups
Conflict
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The belief of equality for women in status and opportunity as men
Feminism
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The idea that men dominate society and its institutions
Patriarchy
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The view that there are divisions within society based on social class within capitalism
Marxism
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A society where individuals privately own industry and services for profit
Capitalism
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Information in numbers to be analysed using statistics
Quantitative Data
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Information in text or image, that are rich in detail
Qualitative Data
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The levels of social groups within society, i.e. upper, middle, lower
Social Stratification
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Status measured by education and income
Social Class
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People in groups sharing culture, history and identity
Ethnicity
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Social and cultural differences between males and females
Gender
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The layers of characteristics from status
Strata
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Honour/Prestige attached to a position in society
Status
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Wages
Income
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Learning skills, customs, attitudes, norms and values of the culture (SCANV)
Socialisation
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Process of persuasion to obey rules and to conform
Social Control
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Doing and behaving in an expected manor
Conformity
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Being channelled in a particular direction
Canalisation
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Collection of information about members of the population
Social Survey
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First hand data, collected by you (the researcher)
Primary Data
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Set of questions to gather information
Questionnaire
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Other data that exists independently before your research
Secondary Data
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Data collected by government/official organisations
Official Statistics
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Someone providing the data for your research
Respondent
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Selected group of people that will take part in your survey
Sample
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The larger list from which your sample was chosen from
Sampling Frame
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Not biased, but the same distribution of that of the larger population
Representative
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Findings reflecting views of all who could be asked
Generalisations
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Not taking a neutral view
Bias
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The study can be repeated and the same results have occured
Reliable
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A true picture of what is being studied
Valid
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A small-scale study prior to the main research
Pilot Study
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Taken into account to prevent offending or harming anyone
Ethical Considerations
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No names mentioned in the research
Anonymity
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Not disclosing personal details
Confidentiality
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Participants know, understand and agree to every aspect of the research
Informed Consent
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The one who gives informed consent for a person who cannot give it themselves (i.e. children)
Gatekeeper
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Checking accuracy of data collected by comparing it with other data
Triangulation
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Card 2

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The way of life passed through generations

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Culture

Card 3

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Written, official rules the society must abide by

Back

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Card 4

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Unwritten and informal rules that guide behaviour

Back

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Card 5

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Patterns of behaviour

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