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Theory

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A system of ideas intended to explain something

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Anarchy/anomie

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Absence of rules, laws, values, norms etc

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Culture

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The learned shared behaviour of members of a society

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Socialisation

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The process by which we learn the culture of our society

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Norm

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Something that is usual, typical or standard

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Primary socialisation

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Informal process through which we learn the norms, attitudes, values. Early childhood process

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Secondary socialisation

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Formal process through which you learn the culture of society

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Socialisation Agencies

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People you interact with formally and informally who influence our behaviour

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Values

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Beliefs that we have about what is important, both to us and to society as a whole

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Role

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The way someone is expected to behave in a particular social situation

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Status

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The level of respect we are expected to give to a person playing a particular role

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Sanctions

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Describes anything that encourages people to conform to norms

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Ascribed status

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A status assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life, that cannot be changed through individual effort or achievement

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Achieved status

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A status that is acquired as the result of personal accomplishment, serving as a reflection of ability and personal effort

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Social order

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An arrangement of practices and behaviours on which society’s members base their daily lives

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Feral child

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A neglected child who engaged in lawless or anti social behaviour

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Social behaviour

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How am individual or group acts or reacts to another individual, group or event

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Identity

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What makes you who you are

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Subculture

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A group of people within a society who share norms, values, beliefs and attitudes that are in some way different from the mainstream culture

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Inequality

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Unequal access to opportunities and rewards in society, creating differences between us

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Feminism

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A sociological perspective and political movement that focuses on women oppression and the struggle to end it

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Consensus

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Society is based on agreement

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Conflict

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Society is based on a conflict of interest

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Society

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A generalise organised group of people in a community

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Symbolic interactionism
The theory that society is possible because of the shared meanings and social patterns created during social interactions
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Patriarchy
A society, system, or group in which men dominate women and have the power and authority
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Diversity
A range of different things
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Ethnicity
Shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion and more
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Functionalism
A theory that views society as a orderly and stable system with interconnected parts designed to meet the needs of individuals in a society
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Marxism
The political and economic theories of Karls Marx, later developed by the followers to form the basis of communism
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Prejudice
A favourable or unfavourable preconceived feeling or options formed without knowledge, reason, or thought that prevents objective consideration of person, group or thing
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Discrimination
The unequal treatment of a person of group on the basis of their statuses
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Positive sanction
A reward for confirming to established norms
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Negative sanctions
A punishment for breaking an established norm
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Institutions
A custom or organisation that has long been held an important feature of some group or society
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Structural approach
Individuals are entirely shaped by the structure of society
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Social action approach
Individuals have free will and choice
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Social solidarity
The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location and religion
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Collective conscience
The communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society
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Division of labour
Dividing up a job in order to speed up the process
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Social beings
Everyone who goes through socialisation process becomes social beings
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Universal standards
Expectations of behaviour for individuals In a society that they have to follow
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Bourgeoisie
The class that owns the means of production
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Proletariat
The working class; wage earning labourers
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Exploitation
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
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Class consciousness
Awareness of ones place In a system of social class
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Alienation
An individuals isolation from his or her society work, and sense of self
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Socialism
A political and economic theory of social organisations which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
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Communism
An ideology or political theory that advocates collective ownership of resources and a classless society
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Means of production
The instruments and materials used to produce goods and services
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Trade unions
Organised association of worker in trade
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Ideology
A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
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Hierarchy
The system of power discrimination in which an individual or group resides within a culture, organisation or society
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Social stratification
A system of inequality based on ranking people or groups based on power, prestige and wealth
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Correspondence principle
Theory that posits a close relationship between social standing and the education system
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Fordism
The modern economic and social systems based on industrialised, standardised mass production and mass consumption
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Post-Fordism
Name given to the dominant system of economic production, consumption and associated socio-economic phenomena
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Tripartite system
Made up of 3 types of schools= - grammar schools - technical colleges - secondary modern
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Grammar schools
A state of secondary schooling to which pupils are admitted on the basis of ability
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Secondary modern schools
A secondary school of a kind offering a general education to children not selected by grammar or technical schools
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Technical colleges
A college or further education providing courses In a range of practical subjects
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Comprehensivisation
Nationalisation of comprehensive type schools
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Streaming
A system of grouping students in schools by ability for all subjects

Sociology Key Terms AS (1 decks)

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