Culture And Identity Key Concepts Flashcards
Social identity
The way people define themselves in relation to groups (nationality gender)
Personal identity
Individual, unique characteristics
Stigma and stereotypes
How negative labels shape identity
Social roles and self presentation
How people perform roles based on societal expectations
Primary and secondary socialisation
Social learning within the family vs institutions like schools, work, media
Agents of socialisation
Family, education, media and religion influencing identity
Resocialisation
Adopting new norms and values when joining new environments or groups
Functionalism
Views culture as a shared ideas that maintain social order
Marxism
Culture and identity are influenced by class inequality
Feminism
Focus on how culture reinforces gender roles and patriarchy
Interactionism
Studies identify as a social process created through daily interactions
Postmodernism
in today’s world, people’s identities are flexible and made up of many different parts.
Class
a person’s economic background influences their cultural interests and identity.
Gender
Social construction of gender roles and expectations
Ethnicity
How ethnic background shapes cultural identity and issues around multiculturalism
