enculturayion Flashcards
is a process which all individuals undergo throughout his whole life; it is both a conscious and an unconscious procedure starting from birth up until to death. In connection to that, it happens not only when a person goes to school for formal education,
Enculturation
Enculturation is a process which all individuals undergo throughout his whole life; it is both a conscious and an unconscious procedure starting from birth up until to death. In connection to that, it happens not only when a person goes to school for formal education, but also, Enculturation happens through family, peers and other individuals that socializes with the person throughout the person’s lifetime
(“Enculturation and Acculturation”, 2012).
Through Enculturation, a person would be able to learn and understand social norms, values, languages, behavior and other important things about the person’s culture. Because of enculturation, a person would become conscious or informed of his rights, obligations and privileges as part of a community or society
(Grunlan & Mayers, 1988
Norms and values play a major role in the society as they both create an excellent model of behavior
Chong
there should be a common or universal consensus that exists within the society for the norms to be truly successful and effective. However, once these laws are not followed, non-conformity or deviance is committed which violates the social norms. Because of that, social norms and values greatly influence how people make decisions.
Chang
is generally defined as a position or rank. However, in the sociological lens, status is defined as the position in the social stratification. Social stratification is the hierarchy of social worth.
Status
on the other hand IS what the individual is expected to do, given his status.
Role
Statuses and roles makes individual more unsurprising or predictable
O’Neil
is obtained through one’s own achievement or accomplishment.
Achieved status
is obtained not through achievements but rather through birth. Ascribed is something that an individual is born into.
Ascribed status
is the process of creating and maintaining stability; in simplest terms, the power of society over individuals
Social control
Without harmony, there would be no existing relationship and there would be no society
Pujari, 2015). F
Behavior which involve change in order to fit in.
Conformity
Behavior that violates social norms
Deviance
Structural Strain Theory
Robert K Merton