Sociology - Key Terms

Question	Answer
Consensus	An agreement
Functionalists	See order and consensus as a key to understanding technology
Socialisation	the process of learning culture
Iternalised	learning norms and values of culture
Primary Socialisation	Family/Parents Central
Sanctions	reinforce approved behaviour or punish unacceptable behaviour
Secondary Socialisation	other insituations/group help in socialisation of children
Cultural Diversity	describes a society in which may different culturies exist
culture	the way of life of a particular society of social group
customs	traditional forms of behaviour associated with particular social occasions
identity	the sense of who we are
instinct	a genetic or biological code in animals that largely determines their behaviour
internalise	accept something so that it becomes 'taken for granted'
norms	rules of behaviour in social situations
roles	postions in society such as 'mothers' or 'police officer'. roles are made up of norms
sanctions	actions that encourage or discourage particular behaviour such smiling or frowning at a young child
society	a social institutions such as the family, education, law, poltics, media, religion, peer groups
sociobiology	the study of simularities between the natural and social worlds
status	social postion
values	widely accepted beliefs that somethings are worthwhile

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