Key Terms

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

Beliefs traditions and ideas people share

Question 2

Nature

Answer 2

Influences on social behaviour

Question 3

Nurture

Answer 3

Society and culture override human instincts

Question 4

Cultural diversity

Answer 4

Differences in cultures

Question 5

Values

Answer 5

Beliefs members of society share

Question 6

Norms

Answer 6

Rules for expected behaviour

Question 7

Mores

Answer 7

Ways of behaviour seen as good or moral

Question 8

Role models

Answer 8

People we copy behaviour from

Question 9

Social sanctions

Answer 9

People who don’t follow rules of society get a sanction

Question 10

Socialisation

Answer 10

Life long process of learning the culture we live in

Question 11

Cultural transmittion

Answer 11

How you learn values and norms

Question 12

Formal social control

Answer 12

Power, institutions in society force people to behave

Question 13

Informal social control

Answer 13

Rules act as conscience, internalisation of moral codes

Question 14

Institutions

Answer 14

Agents of socialisation , family education media etc

Question 15

Social construction

Answer 15

Caused by society

Question 16

Feral child

Answer 16

Children under socialised

Question 17

Primary socialisation

Answer 17

Learning about cultures in the family

Question 18

Secondary socialisation

Answer 18

Peer group and education system influence

Question 19

Tertiary socialisation

Answer 19

Occurs in adulthood