course concepts Flashcards
list the fundamental course concepts
- society
- culture
- environment
- time
- persons
list the additional course concepts
- technologies
- globalisation
- identity
- power
- authority
- gender
what are the related depth study course concepts?
- continuity and change
- micro, meso, macro
- social construct
- social and cultural literacy
- socialisation
- social structure
- citizenship
- community
fundamental
society
Society is made up of people, groups, networks, institutions, organisations and systems.
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persons
Every person is a unique individual who develops in a social and environmental setting in which he or she is influenced by, and interacts with, other persons and groups.
fundamental
environment
Every society is located in a particular physical setting and interacts with its environment.
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culture
Culture refers to the shared knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that give each society its coherence, identity and distinctive way of life.
fundamental
time
Every person, society, culture and environment is located in a period of time and is changing with time.
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power
The ability or capacity to influence or persuade others to a point of view or action to which they may not always agree.
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identity
Refers to the sense of self and can be viewed from a personal, social and cultural level.
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gender
Refers to the socially constructed differences between females and males.
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globalisation
the process of integration and sharing of goods, capital, labour, services, knowledge, leisure, sport, ideas and culture between countries.
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authority
linked to power and the right to make decisions and to determine, adjudicate or settle issues and disputes in society.
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technologies
Refers to all the tools that we use to assist our interactions in society.
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citizenship
The rights and duties of a member of a nation-state.
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community
A (usually local) social system with an implied sense of relationship and mutual identity among its members.
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continuity
The persistence or consistent existence of cultural elements in a society across time.
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change
The alteration or modification of cultural elements in a society.
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macro
The wider social structure such as big social institutions (media, law, government)
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meso
The middle ground where individuals interact within groups such as schools, communities, church groups and neighbourhoods.
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micro
Where individuals’ everyday actions and social interactions occur — for example, within families and small-scale social groups.
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social construct
A socially created aspect of social life.
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social structure
The recurring patterns of social behaviour and the ordered interrelationships between different elements of a society.
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socialisation
The process by which individuals learn to become functioning members of society by internalising the roles, norms and values of that society.
multicultural
A multicultural society is one in which diverse ethnic groups and cultures are given the opportunity and right to live in a shared context.
hybrid
A hybrid culture is a culture that is a mix of two or more cultures. It can also be a culture that is a mix of two or more subcultures. A hybrid culture is often the result of two cultures coming into contact with each other and exchanging ideas and customs.
