4.2 Explain how social changes affect policy development Flashcards
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What is a Social Value?
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Rules that are shared by most people in culture, or the ideas they hold in value.
Most people feel that the elderly should be respected, and that seats should be surrendered for the less able on public transport
2
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What is a Norm?
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A norm is a social expectation that that guides behavior and explains why people act in the way that they do. The social expectation varies from one way to another- for instance, funeral colours in the UK is black whereas China, the colour is white.
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What is a More?
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Morals or good ways of behaving- Norms that a culture would think as too serious to break, such as murder or sexual offences.
4
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Two examples of social changes affecting policy development:
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Smoking, Women’s’ rights, Gay rights
