SY1 Keywords
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Sociology
Systematic study of social groups, and their influence on - and relationships to - the lives and experiences of individuals.
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Macro sociology
'Big sociology' - focusing on social structures, processes and institutions.
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Micro sociology
'Small sociology' - small scale interactions between individuals.
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Culture
The shared way of life which binds individuals together into a society.
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Subculture
Form of culture which exists within mainstream but has its own distinct norms, values, roles, customs, language etc.
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Values
Set of beliefs governing what a social group think of as worthwhile and important.
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Norms
Set of guidelines which define appropriate and inappropriate behaviour.
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Roles
Set of norms associated with a particular status or identity.
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Customs
Set of norms associated with a particular content or situation.
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Socialisation / Cultural transmission
Process which individuals are taught, learn and internalise the culture of their 'society'.
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Agencies of socialisation
Institutions, places and groups within which people are socialised into their culture. Primary/Secondary/Tertiary.
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Focal agencies
Agent of socialisation which, at various points in our lives is the dominant influence.
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Primary Socialisation
Most important and influential socialisation that occurs usually from parents and/or the family.
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Secondary Socialisation
Socialisation that occurs through different institutions and groups such as education, peers, work, community and religion.
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Sanctions
Positive rewards or negative punishments used to control behaviour.
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Role models
People we use to give us ideas about how to play a particular social role.
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Imitation
Copying someone's behaviour.
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Manipulation
Parents encouraging/discouraging ways of behaving in their children on the basis of what they consider normal/abnormal for a male/female child.
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Canalization
Parents direct their children's interest towards appropriate games and toys for their gender.
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Verbal appellations
The use of language to label children in a way that reinforces appropriate gender identification.
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Different activities
Girls are encouraged to participate in indoor activities (domestic) and boys are encouraged to participate in outdoor activities.
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Social control
Process which society ensures that people conform to its culture, and the mechanism by which is deals with deviance.
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Formal social control
Official means means of dealing with deviance - usually focused on prescribed rules.
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Informal social control
Unofficial means of dealing with deviance. - usually focused on 'unwritten' rules.
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Status
A person's social standing and the amount of prestige or 'respect' they gain or are given.
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Ascribed status
Are assigned on the basis of biological or familial characteristics.
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Achieved status
Are earned through performance, qualification or attainment.
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Differentiation
Refers to the ways in which we draw sociologically significant distinction between groups.
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Stratification
Refers to the way in which differentiated social groups are organsised hierarchically, into layers of strata.
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Closed stratification
People who are 'stuck' in their strata.
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Open stratification
People who are able to move up and down strata.
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Social mobility
Extent which people are able to move between layers of social stratification system.
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Absolute deprivation
Inability to afford the basic necessitous to be able to live.
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Relative deprivation
Inability to afford what are perceived 'essentials' in a given society.
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Identity
Notions we hold about ourselves and how we are perceived by other social actors.
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Personal identity
Aspects of ourselves which make us distinct and unique.
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Social identity
Aspects which we share with groups to which we belong.
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Nature
Genetic, biochemistry and psychology.
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Nurture
Socialisation, learning and experience.
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Feral
Someone who has not been socialised into the culture of their society.
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Conformity
Behaving or thinking as others do.
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Deviance
Failure to conform to social norms and values. (Socially unacceptable)
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Macro sociology
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'Big sociology' - focusing on social structures, processes and institutions.
Card 3
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Micro sociology
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Card 4
Front
Culture
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Card 5
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Subculture
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