SOCIOLOGY KEY TERMS

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GCSE Sociology Flashcards on SOCIOLOGY KEY TERMS, created by Fozia Xx on 20/01/2016.
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INSTINCT Genetically-based directives for behavior
CULTURE The learned, shared behavior of members of a society.
MEANINGS Things which give sense and significance to people's experiences
VALUES Beliefs about what is important, what is worth having, what is right and wrong
NORMS Social expectations or like rules about how people should behave. Guides to behavior
ROLES The parts or jobs people play in society
SUBCULTURE Certain meanings, values and norms which are distinctive to a particular group within society.
RULING CLASS IDEOLOGY A false picture of society which supports the position of the ruling class
MASS CULTURE Cultural products produced for the mass of the population which, is like usually used to manipulate them and disguise their exploitation
GLOBAL CULTURE Those aspects of culture which are worldwide
PRIMARY SOCIALISATION Intimate and influential socialisation (usually from parents or #fam) in the early years of life
SECONDARY SOCIALISATION Socialisation that comes later in life, from various sources
AGENTS OF SOCALISATION The individuals, groups and institutions which play a part in the socialisation process
SANCTIONS Rewards and punishments
ROLE MODELS People we use to give us ideas about how to play particular social roles
PEER GROUP A friendship group formed by people in the same social situation
RITES OF PASSAGE Rituals which mark the movement from one social status or position of another
YOUTH CULTURE The subcultures - tastes, activities and lifestyles of particular groups of young people
STIGMATISE Attaching negative labels to a group
AGEISM Viewing or like treating people in a negative way simply because of their age
CULT OF YOUTH Worshiping youthfulness
DISABILTY Disadvantage which results from society's failure to allow people with impairments to participate fully in social life
SPOILED IDENTITY A discredited identity resulting from negative labels attached by others
ETHNIC GROUP A group with a shared culture based on a sense of common origin
RACISM Negative attitudes and discriminatory behaviour towards people of other racial or ethnic groups
NATIONALISM A movement or doctrine which stresses the rights to freedom and territory of a nation
GENDER A set of cultural expectations about how males and females should behave (remember: its different to sex)
SEX A classification of males and females according to their biological characteristics
LIFESTYLE A distinctive set of tastes, attitudes and behaviour
STEREOTYPE An exaggerated and distorted view of the characteristics of members of a social group
PREJUDICE Prejudging members of groups in terms of stereotypes ( e.g people who live in britain/ London eat fish and chips and drink tea which isnt true coz like i dont)
DISCRIMINATION Acting in a certain way towards people because they are seen to be members of a particular group. It can be positive or negative
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