1. The life and times of the street

Question 1

Social being

Answer 1

The idea that humans by their very nature,are best suited to living together in communities rather than alone.

Question 2

Microcosm

Answer 2

Something that illustrates on a small scale, or is representative of something larger

Question 3

Trends

Answer 3

Trends refer to the general direction in which something is changing or developing

Question 4

Pattern

Answer 4

Patterns refers to a social situation or event that happens in a regular or repeated way

Question 5

Surveys

Answer 5

A method of investigating the behaviour, opinions or experiences of groups of people by asking them questions.

Question 6

Dscription

Answer 6

A written or sometimes visual depiction of a social scene, situation or event. Descriptions are attempts to represent something without necessarily trying to explain or account for it.

Question 7

Explanation

Answer 7

An attempt to give;reasons for society taking on particular characteristics or qualities.
Explanations attempt to answer “why?” and “how?” questions

Question 8

Inequality

Answer 8

The unequal distribution of valued social resources within a society or between societies

Question 9

Making and remaking

Answer 9

The various activities and practices that people engage in, and relationships they have with each other and things, that help to shape society in particular ways

Question 10

Consumer society

Answer 10

A society that is defined as much by how and what people purchase and use , as by what they make or do

Question 11

Social order

Answer 11

A stable social situation in which connections are maintained without change, or else change occurs in a predictable way (often contrasted with social disorder or chaos).

Question 12

Social disorder

Answer 12

An unstable social situation where behaviour is unpredictable and labelled as contrary to a desired or imagined social order.

Question 13

Community

Answer 13

A group of people living in the same place and/or having particular characteristics or interests in common

Question 14

Change

Answer 14

‘Change’ highlights those aspects of social life that differ over time

Question 15

Continuity

Answer 15

‘Continuity’ refers to those aspects of social life that stay the same over time

Question 16

Difference

Answer 16

Contrasts between groupings of people, such as those based on gender, class, age, sexuality, and race or ethnicity.

Question 17

Prejudice

Answer 17

Opinions individuals might hold towards groups of people identified on the basis of difference, which are not based on reason or actual experience.

Question 18

How is society made and remade?

Answer 18

In relation to the first question, it is worth thinking about the idea that societies are not just there or given - they are made by people, and by relationships they have with each other and the world around them.

Question 19

How are differences and inequalities produces?

Answer 19

In making societies, people are not all the same, and the rewards and costs of our social lives are not equally distributed.