Culture, Socialisation and Identity Flashcards
(27 cards)
Society
Community of people governed by the same values & social rules
Culture
Traditions & ways of life that define society
Values
Important belief within society
Norms
Behaviour associated with a value
Social Change
Changes to society’s culture, norms & values
Modernity
Modern society
Socialisation
Process of learning the culture, norms & values of a society
Primary socialisation
When we first learn society’s culture, norms & values usually with our families
Secondary socialisation
Interactions with other agencies of socialisation that help us learn how to fit with wider society
Rituals
Actions regularly performed on a special occasion
Role
Path you play in society-people can have many different roles
Symbols
Things that stand for something
Meanings
Things which give sense & significance to people’s experiencesS
Subculture
Norms, values & meanings which are distinctive to a particular group of society
Ascribed status
Position in society you are born into
Achieved status
Position in society that you work to get
Identity
The way we see ourselves in relation to others
Social construct
Idea that has been created & accepted by society
Sex
Physical characteristics that biological males & females are born with
Gender
Social construct that defines the characteristics a society associated with being male/female/another identity
Nature
Belief that a person’s actions are governed by their genetic make up
Nurture
Belief that a person’s actions are shaped by the way they were brought up
Race
Social construct that divides humans into different groups usually on basis of physical differences
Ethnicity
Characteristics of social groups who have shared identity based on cultural/religious/traditional influences
