Introduction to Sociology Key Terms Flashcards
Primary socialisation
Socialisation that happens early on in life.
Industrial Revolution
As an impact of the industrial revolution, the life of people changed, in the social front and their workplaces.
Secondary socialisation
Socialisation that happens throughout most of your life.
Gender
The characteristics of men, women, girls and boys are socially constructed.
Deviance
Going against the rules.
Norms
Values put into practise.
Bourgeoisie
The ruling class.
Proletariat
The working class.
Metanarrative
A postmodern theory which refers to the big stories in which religion offers individuals about the world.
Labelling
The idea that everyone in society has label that determines their behaviour.
Self-fulfilling prophecy
A prediction that causes itself to become true. A persons expectations of someone can lead to that someone behaving in ways which confirm the expectation.
Ideology
The justification of capatlism.
Social construction
How individuals develop their knowledge and understanding of the world.
Organic analogy
Society is like a human body (Durkheim). Society is made up of variations institutions that act like organs in the body; they all need to be functioning properly for the body to function.
Agency
How you choose to act.
