Intro to social groups

Question 1

Define social group

Answer 1

2 or more people with something in common
-highlighting societies not made of all same people

Question 2

What is the relationship between language use and social group?

Answer 2

Language can often signal which social groups a person belongs to because certain language features are often typical of certain social groups. Shared language can show belonging, togetherness, or even exclude others from the group.

Question 3

define discourse community

Answer 3

A group of people with shared interests who are likely to use language in similar ways

Question 4

define jargon

Answer 4

Vocab that’s used by a group that’s difficult for others to understand
-it can exclude others

Question 5

Define class

Answer 5

Where people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status

Question 6

What percentage of brits:
-say class matters
-say they have strong attachment to their class
-say someone’s job/income tells us if someone’s working/middle class

Answer 6

-48%
-38%
-53%

Question 7

Describe the BBC news article study and findings

Answer 7

They identified 7 different classes and studied factors beyond income

-6% of uk classed as elite (high levels of economic, social and cultural background)

-15% of uk classed as precariat (most deprieved of economic, social and cultural)