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Norms | The concept of 'Norms' refers to the unwritten rules of society, which determines right and wrong (acceptable) behaviours. These social rules tell us the expected way to behave or act in certain social situations. E.g: Chewing with your mouth closed Wearing a suit to an intewrview |
Values | The concept of 'Values' refers to the general ideas of what is right or wrong, the correct ways of behaving. It is also what is considered to be important and worthwhile. E.g: Respect Patience |
Status | The concept of 'Status' refers to the amount of prestige a person's position in society gives them It is also the social position of a person in society E.g: Ascribed status- The Queen Achieved status- David Beckham |
Culture | The concept of 'Culture' refers to the learned and shared 'way of life' of a society E.g: |
Roles | The concept of 'Roles' refers to patterns of behaviour, which are expected of a person or group of people relating to their position in society. E.g: Student Daughter |
High Culture | The concept of 'high culture' refers to the cultural practices, which are associated with the powerful, wealthy elite or the upper class. E.g: Listening to classical music Attending the ballet |
Popular Culture | The concept of 'Popular Culture' refers to the activities enjoyed by the masses, or the vast majority of ordinary people. E.g: Football The X Factor |
Subculture | The concept of 'Subculture' refers to the minority part of the majority culture where members are committed to the wider culture that dominates society but they have distinct norms and values. E.g: Goths Hippies |
Cultural Diversity | The concept of 'Cultural Diversity' refers to the cultural differences within a society. |
Multiculturalism | The concept of 'Multiculturalism' refers the the promotion of cultural diversity , specifically related to different ethnic cultures existing side by side where each group has the right to preserve their own cultural heritage |
Consumer Culture | The concept of 'Consumer Culture' refers to the goods and services we buy and consume in society |
Global Culture | The concept of 'Global Culture' refers to the idea the due the development of social and economic relationships on a global scale, we are all becoming part of one, all- embracing culture. People all around the world share a similar way life |
Achieved Status | This is status which is gained by the individual through talent, hard work and effort. e.g. David Beckham- Earned his status/ place in society through his hard work he worked his way up through training. - Kate Moss- She has also worked her way up through the fashion industry through her hard work. |
Anti- School Subculture | A set of norms and values that goes against the established rules and expectations of the school. It may form because students because students feel they are not valued by the school or because they do not identify with the value system and the goals of the school. |
Ascribed Status | Status Which is fixed and determined at birth. e.g. The queen was born with her status - Gender is also determined at birth. |
Ethnicity | A person's cultural characteristics, which includes language, religion, geographical origins and common descent, history, customs and traditions |
Femininity | The characteristics and behaviour patterns that have traditionally been defined as socially appropriate for females. |
Formal Curriculum | The official curriculum; what governments specify children need to learn and be taught through lessons in school. |
Formal Social Control | Mechanisms of social control, which involve written rules, laws or codes of conduct that individuals need to follow. |
Gender Roles | The cultural expectations that are attached to how males and females are supposed to behave. |
Hidden Curriculum | Also Known as Informal curriculum, this refers to the trans mission of norms and values, which are not pat of the formal or official curriculum. |
Hybrid Culture | A coming together or fusion of cultures, styles and identities resulting in the formation of new cultures. |
Informal Social Control | The unwritten, more informal ways of controlling people that are learnt during everyday interactions. |
Masculinity | The characteristics and behaviour patterns that have been traditionally defined as socially appropriate for males. |
Patriarchy | A system of male domination. A male dominated society. |
Peer Groups | People of similar status who come into regular contact with each other, e.g. A group of friends, school children in the same year or colleagues in the same job. |
Peer Group Pressure | The influence that peer groups have on their members to imitate group behaviour. Belonging to and being accepted by a peer group are powerful forces, which encourage people to conform to the group for fear of not fitting in. |
Primary Socialisation | The earliest stages of socialisation, beginning at birth and continuing through the early years of life. Most primary socialisation takes place within the family with people in a child's life with whom they have a primary relationships. |
Sanctions | The rewards and punishments by which social control is achieved and conformity to norms and values are enforced. These may be either positive sanctions= Rewards or negative sanctions= punishments. |
Secondary socialisation | The socialisation that occurs between the individual and those people in their life with whom they have secondary relationships. The function of secondary socialisation is to build on what has been learned in primary socialisation in order for children to understand and participate in wider society, beyond their immediate family. |
Social Class | A group of people who share a similar socio-economic position in terms of occupation, income, ownership of wealth and, generally, similar levels of education, status and lifestyle. |
Social closure | The ability of the upper class to close themselves off from ower social classes and stop them from moving upwards into their ranks. |
Social Control | The term given to the various methods used to persuade or force individuals to conform to the dominant social norms and values of society |
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