Explaining Human Behaviour Flashcards
What is nurture?
Learning, cultivated, environmental influences
What is nature?
Biological, genetic, innate, natural, instinctive, pre-programmed
What is promiscuity?
Sex with lots of people.
What is monogamy?
Sex with one person and in a relationship.
What is serial monogamy?
More than one partner.
What is polygamy?
Relationships culturally specific - more than one person they’re married to.
What two related ideas do sociologists use to explain human behaviour?
Culture & Socialisation
What do sociologists define culture as?
All those things that are learned and shared by a society or group of people and transmitted from generation to generation.
What does culture include?
All the things that society regards as important such as:
Language Customs Traditions Knowledge Skills Norms Values
What are Norms?
Specific rules that govern behaviour in particular situations.
What are values?
General principles or goals and tell us what is good and what we should aim for and can influence our beliefs.
What is socialisation?
How you learn your culture.
What is primary socialisation?
- Play group - nursery
- TV & Media
- Friends
What is secondary socialisation?
- School
- Peer groups
- Religious Groups
- Politics
- Work
What is a status?
A position in society.
