Agency of Socialisation - Peer Group Flashcards
1
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Peer Group Definition
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Similar age people connected by friendship who influence each other and meet regularly
2
Q
Peer Pressure often formed due to social factors
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Class, ethnicity, gender
3
Q
Peer groups influence each other (why)
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- Conform to norms and values
* Major source of status for young people
4
Q
What can peer pressure lead to
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• Anti-school, delinquent, deviant subcultures
• Young people adopt N&V opposite mainstream culture
-breaking laws
5
Q
Skelton and Francis(2003)
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• Looked at peer groups in primary schools
-classrooms and playgrounds
• Play was gendered with boys occupying more space
-Girls close together skipping/hopscotch
6
Q
Sue Lees
-peer pressure on teenage girls
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- Double standard applied to boys’ and girls’ behaviour
* Term ‘slag’ used to control boys behaviour
