Culture, Identity, Socialisation Flashcards
Agencies of socialisation
The individuals or groups that play a part in our socialisation
Child-centred
A society that feels childhood is important and has things like activities to help with socilisation
Coercion
making someone do something
Cultural relativism
Not judging a culture based off our own standard of what is right and wrong
Culture
The way of life of a group of people
Customs
normal behaviour that are shared amongst a society or group
Ethnic minority
A group with a different background, beliefs etc to the main population
Feral children
A child who has lived away from human contact and therefore hasn’t experienced socialisation
Globalisation
When businesses/ organisations start operating/influencing at a global scale
Global culture
A culture shared globally
Hidden curriculum
Unwritten lessons, values and perspectives we are taught in school
Imitation
Imitating another’s behaviours and beliefs etc
Inadequate socialisation
Being socialised incorrectly
Manipulation
making a person believe something they don’t etc
Canalisation
Giving girls ‘girly’ things to play with and boys ‘masculine’ things to play with
Multicultural society
A society with many different cultures, often seen in cities
Nature
Genetic factors
Nurture
Enviornmental factors
Ostracism
Social exclusion which is sometimes needed, like getting a child to have time-out
Norms
Shared rules and expectations
Values
Beliefs we have about what is important
Peer group
A social group such as friends who share the same interests etc
primary socialisation
Usually family
Role
Our place in society based off our status