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Sociology 101 flashcards
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Define social institution

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Social institutions are organised social arrangements found in all societies,,, eg- family

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Social structure

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Social structure is the distinctive stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together

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Socialisation

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Socialisation is the process of internalising the norms and ideologies of society

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Norms

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Norms are the social rules which define correct and approved behaviour within a group

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Social control

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Social control is the process of persuading/forcing individuals to conform to values and norms

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Social class

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Social class are divisions in society based on economic and social status

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Social mobility

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Social mobility is the shift in an individuals social status to another

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Status

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Status is a persons rank or position in a particular context

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Ascribed status

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Ascribed status is status fixed at birth, eg- being the older sibling

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Achieved/earned status

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Achieved status is based on merit and achievements

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Secondary socialisation

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Secondary socialisation is socialisation that tAkes place beyond the family

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Value consensus

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Value consensus is a general agreement around the main values of a society

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False consciousness

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False consciousness refers to peoples inability to recognise inequality, oppression and exploitation

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Social cohesion

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Social cohesion is the bonds that integrate people into a united society

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Social mobility

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Social mobility is movement of groups or individuals up or down the social hierarchy

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Hidden curriculum

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Hidden curriculum are things not explicitly taught by schools, but get passed on through rules and expectations

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Social solidarity

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Social solidarity is integration of people into society through shared values, culture and understanding

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Particularistic values

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Particularistic values are subjective judgements based on individual characteristics

Eg- parents and their child- they treat the child as their own and special rather than judging them by universalistic values

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Universalistic values

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Universalistic values are objective judgements applied equally to all member of society

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Meritocracy

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Meritocracy is a society in which jobs are allocated on the basis of individual merit

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Human capital

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Human capital is knowledge and skills possessed by a workforce which increases its value and usefulness to employers

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Division of labour

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Division of labour is the separation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task performed by a separate person

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Anomie

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Anomie is a sense of normlessness - confusion and uncertainty over social norms, often found in times of social CHNAGE

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Marketisation

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Marketisation is the process whereby education becomes subject to free market forces of supply and demand, based on competition and consumer choice rather than run by state

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Ideological apparatus

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Ideological apparatus is institutions that spread bourgeoisie ideology and ensure the proletariat is in a state of false consciousness

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Habitus

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Habitus is the norms, values, attitudes, and behaviours of a particular social group

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Cultural capital

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Cultural capital is non economic resources that enable social mobility

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Hegemony

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Hegemony is the dominance of one group over another

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Hegemonic control

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Hegemonic control is working class is ruled by the ruling class by making them accept their ideology

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Subculture

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Subculture is a self defining group within a society which holds different values and norms to those of the majority

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Globalisation

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Globalisation is an ongoing process that involves interconnected changes in the economic cultural, social and political spheres of society

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Vocational education

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Vocational education teaches people the specific knowledge and skills to prepare them for a particular career

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