Functionalist perspective: key terms (2) Flashcards
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Social Solidarity:
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- social unity
2
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Primary socialisation:
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- Socialisation in the early years, usually in family.
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Secondary socialisation:
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- next stage of socialisation in later years, mainly in school.
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Specialised division of labour:
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- a labour force with a large number of specialised occupations.
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Ascribed status:
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- Status or position in society fixed based by birth.
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Achieved status:
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- Status or position in society based on achievement.
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Meritocracy:
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- A system in which a person’s position is based on merit i.e: talent + hard work
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Particularistic Standards:
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- Standards which apply to particular people
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Universalistic standards:
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- Standards which apply to everybody.
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Value consensus:
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- An agreement about the main values of society.
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Equality of opportunity:
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- A system in which every person has an equal chance of success.
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Role allocation:
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- A system of allocating people to roles which best suit their capabilities + aptitudes.
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Social Stratification:
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- A system of social inequality such as a class system.
