Main Key Terms Flashcards
Social institutions
Organised social arrangements e.g. Family makes up social structure
Social structure
Combination of all the social institutions, building blocks of society
Sociological imagination
Studying the family as if it was unfamiliar
Objectivity
Using an open minded approach
Value freedom
Not allowing personal values to influence research
Culture
‘Way of life’ of a society made up of language, beliefs, values and norms, dress, diet, roles, knowledge & skills
Identity
How we see and define ourselves, how other people see and define us
Roles
Patterns of behaviour expected by society of each individual
Role models
When people consciously or unconsciously copy people in those roles
Role conflict
People usually have more than 1 Orleans sometimes there is conflict in individuals ability to successfully perform 2 or more roles
Values
General beliefs about right & wrong
Norms
Social rules which define acceptable and correct behaviour in society or social group which people are expected to conform to
Customs
Norms which have lasted for a long time and become a tradition
Social control
Methods used to influence people to follow the dominant values and norms of society; could be enforced formally or informally
Deviance
Failure to conform to social norms & values
