Keywords Flashcards
Culture
The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular person or society.
Value
Things that people have strong beliefs about in society.
Norm
Behaviour that is considered normal in any society.
Subculture
A minority part of the majority culture. Distinct norms and values although also part of a wider culture.
High Culture
Cultural practises associate with the rich elite.
Popular Culture
Enjoyed by masses
Global Culture
People around the world increasingly have same culture due to globalisation.
Consumer Culture
Our identity is increasingly defined by what we buy and consume.
Culture Diversity
Cultural difference within a culture. E.g. ethnic subcultures, sexual subcultures, regional subcultures etc.
Cultural Hybridity
A coming together or fusion of cultures resulting in new ones.
Nature
People are born with certain behaviours.
Nurture
People’s behaviour is learned through socialisation.
Formal Social Control
Police, courts, prisons for when people break written rules/laws.
Informal Social Control
Reinforce norms and values through everyday interactions.
