Zusammenfassung der Ressource
understanding social
processes
- CULTURE
- A shared learnt way of life
- Culture MUST be learnt
- forms of behaviour found in
all cultures is called
CULTURAL UNIVERSALISM
- CULTURAL RELATIVISM-
the idea that no
culture is superior to
another
- SOCIALISATION
- The process of
learning is called
soicialisation
- PRIMARY SOCIALISATION- The first form of
socialisation usually done in the family within
the home, children learn the basic norms and
values of society.
- SECONDARY SOCIALISATION- The second
form of socialisation carried out by the
agencies of socialisation.
- Differences between
cultures are referred to as
cultural diversity
- FERAL CHILD
- a child who has not
recieved the correct
form of sociolisation
hence behaves like an
animal.
- NORMS, MORES AND
VALUES ARE LEARNT
THROUGH SOCIALISATION.
THEY MAKE UP THE
CULTURE OF SOCIETY
- MORES
- a stronger form of norms.
- VALUES
- Beliefs that lie behind social
norms. e.g:bus
- NORMS
- The unspoken unwritten
rules of behaviour in
everyday life
- GENDER
- The social role that goes with
someones sex is called GENDER
- FEMINIST ANN OAKLEY
SUGGESTS THERE ARE 4
WAYS OF GENDER
SOCIALISATION
- MANIPULATION-
parents encourage
behaviour seen as
normal for the
child's sex e.g:
girls-hair
- Different activities- encouraged to get
involved. boys- freedom/ girls-home
- CANALISATION- children
channelled by parents
towards toys and activities
eg; kitchen/cars
- Verbal Appelation-
good girl naughty
boy
- SEX = BIOLGICAL DIFFERENCES
- SANCTIONS-A reward or
punishment for breaking a norm
- FORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL-
Sanctions applied by an
official situation. such as
court
- INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL-
Sanctions placed that is not as
serious- detentions
- NATURE VS NURTURE
THEORY
- In the Nature Vs Nurture
debate, nature refers to
natural biological
differences where as
Nurture refers to difference
from culture and
socialisation
- GENETIC
DETERMINISM- genes
decide how you behave
- socio-biology - theoretical
perspective based on genetic
determinism
- CONCLUSION: Biology can
not determine social
behavior
- FUNCTIONALISM- Society is like a human
body. NEED each part for survival of
whole. Every part of society has a
function.- organic analogy
- MARXISM- Society is divided by class. permanent
conflict between classes. Bourgeoisie and
proletariat are ruling classes. RULING CLASS
EXPLOIT WORKING CLASS. Workers= wage slaves
- FEMINISM- Society is
fundamentally divided between
sexes.Men have most
power=patriarchy. Feminists are in
favour of equal opportunities.
- THE NEW RIGHT- REACTION AGAINST
CHANGE.Favour of traditional values