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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Flashcards

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WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?

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Study of human social relationships and institutions

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WHAT DO SOCIOLOGISTS DO?

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  • Carry out research to collect evidence about society in order to analyse it
  • Some analyse and describe society without offering judgements
  • Others analyse society in order to change it
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CULTURE

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Term used to describe the way of life of a group of people

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MATERIAL CULTURE

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Refers to the physical things that people create + attach emotional meaning to
EG = clothing, houses, cars

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NON - MATERIAL CULTURE

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Refers to the ideas that people share

EG = rules, traditions, languages

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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

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Any idea that is created + given special meaning by people

EG = motherhood means more than birth

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COLLECTIVIST CULTURES

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Cultures that tend to emphasise belonging to the group as more important than personal freedom
EG = China or Japan

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INDIVIDUALIST CULTURES

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Cultures that tend to emphasise individual freedoms + personal gain; sometimes at the expense of others.
EG = Europe + North America

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NORMS

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Rules or guidelines for expected behaviours

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MORES

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Connect to norms as mores are ways of behaving that are seen as good or moral

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BEHAVIORS THAT BREAK BRITISH NORMS

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Bullying
Bad manners
Personal space invasion
Public nudity

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NORMS THAT HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME

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Children smoking
Corporal punishment
Child labour
Swimwear

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VALUES

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Widely accepted beliefs that some things are worthwhile and desirable

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CUSTOMS

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Traditional and regular forms of behavior associated with social occasions

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STATUS

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Persons standing or position in society, often based on respect

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ASCRIBED

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Born with something or given automatically

EG = royalty

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ACHIEVED

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Positions in life changed through efforts

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SOCIAL ROLE

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Based on your status, you are expected to follow particular norms of behavior

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ROLE CONFLICT

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When roles clash

EG = being a student who has to do homework, but having to work

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SOCIAL CONTROL

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Way of ensuring that people conform to norms and values so that social order can be maintained

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FORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL

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Official control on basis of clearly written down laws / rules

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INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL

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Unofficial control not based on written rules and often based on expectations

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SANCTIONS ARE A FORM OF..

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Social control

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POSITIVE SANCTIONS

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Reinforce behaviours throughout rewards

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NEGATIVE SANCTIONS
Discourage behaviours through punishment
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION
Any idea that is created and given special meaning by people | EG = culture
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Cultures varying significantly in what they see as normal and what they believe is the correct way to act
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ETHNOCENTRIC
When your culture influenced your perspective, your own culture can seem the most normal and other cultures can seem different
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WHO WOULD ARGUE THE NATURE DEBATE?
Biologists and psychologists
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BEHAVIOURS INFLUENCED BY NATURE
``` Crying Sleeping Fear Breathing Communicating ```
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WHO WOULD ARGUE THE NUTURE DEBATE?
Sociologists
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BEHAVIOURS INFLUENCED BY NURTURE
Reading Writing Norms and values Empathy
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FERAL CHILDREN
Children brought up without the usual processes of human socialisation
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AGENTS OF SOCIALISATION
Any person, social group or organisation that passes on cultural norms and values and essentially teaches us how to behave can be described as a agent
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WHO CREATED THE IDEA OF 3 STAGES OF SOCIALISATION
Talcott Parsons (1955)
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PRIMARY SOCIALISATION
Child leans from immediate family in the home. Adopts the values and beliefs of the family and learns the expectations the parent has of the child
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SECONDARY SOCIALISATION
Where the child learns what wider society expects of its members. Generally takes places outside the home
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TERITARY SOCIALISATION
Adult, takes place when people need to adapt to new situations EG = becoming a parent
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FORMAL SOCIALISATION
Processes where people deliberately and consciously manipulated to ensure they form certain rules
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INFORMAL SOCIALISATION
More haphazard process where people learn to fit in their culture by watching and learning from others around them
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WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM THE FAMILY?
``` Basic behaviours such as manners Social skills Ability to avoid danger Desire to achieve ambitions Cultural and family traditions ```
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HOW DO YOU LEARN FROM THE FAMILY?
Parents teach children how to become functioning members of society through guided instructions or through informal social control and sanctions
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IDENTITY
This our sense of who we are, our relationships to other people and our place in the social world
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PRIMARY IDENTITY
Personal sense of self
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SECONDARY IDENTITY
Our social sense of self and the roles we play in society
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ANN OAKLEY CLAIMED..
Children learn expected behaviour for their gender through the following primary socialisation processes.. - Manipulation - Verbal appellations - Different activities - Canalisation
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MANIPULATION
Parents encourage behavior that is normal for the gender and discourage what they may see as inappropriate gender behavior. EG = “boys don’t cry”
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VERBAL APPELLATIONS
Girls will be called ‘angel’ and ‘princess’ whereas boys are often ‘little monster’ or ‘trouble’ or other more aggressive names
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DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
Girls are taken to dance lessons or kept at home to help whereas boys are let out to play or to football training
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CANALISATION
Boys and girls are channeled into appropriate activities so boys are given ‘male’ toys that encourage physical activity and girls are offered dolls to encourage caring
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HOW DOES THE WORKPLACE INFLUENCE GENDER IDENTITY
- men take STEM subjects, meaning higher paid jobs - women go into hairdressing, nursing, childcare etc - women’s maternity leave, asked in interviews whether they plan to have children - more male doctors / lawyers - gender pay gap
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HOW DOES RELIGION INFLUENCE GENDER IDENTITY
- separate traditions depending on gender - women start their periods = big ritual made of it - clothing may differ - in the bible men are seen as more powerful
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HOW DOES EDUCATION INFLUENCE GENDER IDENTITY
- stem subjects men dominated | - English and sociology women dominated
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HOW DO PEERS INFLUENCE GENDER IDENTITY
- close male friends seen as gay - influence socialisation towards fashion and how they should act - eg “man up” - male friends promote masculinity
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HOW DOES THE MEDIA INFLUENCE GENDER IDENTITY
- women portrayed as vulnerable and dependent - males portrayed as strong - females always have to be clean and pretty - female and makeup adverts
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HOW DOES RELIGION INFLUENCE CLASS IDENTITY
God has put you in this social position so you should respect that India’s caste system
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HOW DOES EDUCATION INFLUENCE CLASS IDENTITY
- private schools and state schools | - lower classes may have more negative experience of education and not want to carry on
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HOW DOES THE FAMILY INFLUENCE CLASS IDENTITY
- parents views and opinions rub off on you so you may not try as hard in school - allocates social class from parents
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HOW DOES THE WORKPLACE INFLUENCE CLASS IDENTITY
- lower class people don’t have same connections as upper classes - old boys network in high class jobs - higher class people more respected in jobs
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HOW DOES THE MEDIA INFLUENCE ETHNIC IDENTITY
- if you’re shown negative opinions about a particular ethnic group then you may share that opinion - folk devils on news creating moral panic - black males stopped and searched more by police
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HOW DO PEERS INFLUENCE ETHNIC IDENTITY
If you associate yourself wit certain ethnicities / races then you may be encouraged to investigate these more
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HOW DOES THE WORKPLACE INFLUENCE ETHNIC IDENTITY
- instructional racism - traditional black names, less likely to get the job - black carribeand most unemployed minority group
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HOW DOES THE FAMILY INFLUENCE ETHNIC IDENTITY
Most of the time you are the same ethnicity and religion as your parents - ascribed status - values and morals rub off on the child - primary socialisation
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HOW DOES EDUCATION INFLUENCE ETHNIC IDENTITY
Minority ethnic groups perform lower - instructional racism - ethnocentric curriculum - less opportunities - fewer role models
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NATIONHOOD
Linked to a specific geographical region
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NATIONALITY
Most commonly based on place of birth / marriage but you can also gain nationality after meeting legal requirements
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HOW CAN CIVIC NATIONALISM BE POSITIVE
- links different cultures together EG = the World Cup - globalisation and sociol solidarity - makes people feel pride in their country
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EXTREME NATIONALISM IS NEGATIVE BECAUSE...
- extreme opinions towards each other - intolerance of others - racism and terrorism - rise in distrustful behaviour - ethnocentric
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HOW CAN YOU BE SOCIALISED INTO NATIONALITY?
Bank holidays Royal weddings Education system National curriculum

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