CULTURE IDENTITY SOCIALIZATION Flashcards
what are the 2 types of culture?
1) in everyday speech it refers to things like literature + music + art
2) al;so refers to things such as media + fashion + advertising –> also called popular culture
who proposed and what was the proposed arguement that children lwarn the social expectations that go with their sex roles?
ANN OKALEY
1) CANNALISATION
2) MANIPULATION
3) VERBAL APPELATIONS
4) THROUGH DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
mention the 5 human culture elements
1) symbols
2) beleifs
3) norms
4) values
5) language
mention some types of informal social control
scarcasim
riddicule
shame
critisizm
what does OSTRASIZM MEAN and where is it found?
ostracisim is a common form of informal social
- found in peer groups of young ppl
means –> when an induciduial is exluded from a group or comunity + made aware that they are not welcome
what is the difference between values and beleifs?
vlaues are–> standards of what is considered right and wrong –> and acts as a guide for what ppl should think+ beleive and act
BELEIFS –> are statements that ppl hold to be true
they both act as guidlines for how ppl should behave but differ in how SPECIFIC + GENERAL they are
values derive beleifs
What does cannalization mean?
children channelized towards activities that are –> considered appropriate for them (eg bec of gender
what does manipulation mean?
how parents + others encourage some behavior
and discourage other behavior
osrtasizm is also called—–
social rejection
why is every aspect of human life infuenced by culture?
bec we conciously + unconciously refer to our society or social group for guidlines on how to behave + how to think
what can the formal social control agencies enforce?
can impose wide range of formal sanctions such as
- improsionment
- fines
Agencies of social control are also _______
agencies of socialization
why do ppl conform to norms?
bec through socialization –> they have internalized the norms +vlaues of thier culture
Whar are symbols and language?
sy,mbols–> are anything that carry part. meaning + are recognized by ppl WHO SHARE SAME CULTURE
language–> are A system of symbols –> with sounds + words that carry meaning and allow ppl to communicqte w one another
what does social conformity mean?
acting in accordance w the norms + social expectations
elaborate informal social control?
it is exercized by induvidualist groups who donot have nay official power to do so
which social constructions influence human behavior?
culture, norms, values, roles and beliefs
what does the term social construction mean?
the idea that SOCIAL SITUATIONS + events are consructed –> made by societies
they do not exist in NATURE as independant things
what are sanctions?
rewards and punishments for conforming and not comforming to the norms and values of society
what are the types of norms?
1) FOLKWAYS–> norms of routine and are related to causual social interaction
- matter of personal choice
2) MORES –> deals with morality such as conduct of right and wrong
3) CUSTOMS –> Norms that are widely accepted + continue over time
what are the 2 agencies of formal social control
1) the police
2) the criminal justice service
how many elements does human culture have?
5
how is childhood socially consructed
children are physcially immature ppl and that is biological
but way they are treeated + thought of + expected to behave –> VARY BTW CLTURES And DIFF TIME PERIODS
What does the term culture mean?
the way of life od a soceity
who can implment formal social control?
those who have authority in that situation
