Personal and social identity concepts

Question 1

Class?

Answer 1

group of people thought to have common features or characteristics. Reflects stratification of society (Karl Marx origin)criteria used to decide grouping. Common ones include level of wealth, edu and employment

Question 2

Status?

Answer 2

standing allocated by society. May be allocated differently depending upon criteria.

Question 3

Ethnicity?

Answer 3

perception that ppl’s reference to their common ancestry/cultural experience give them sense of identity. ppl’s origin basis of identity.

Question 4

family?

Answer 4

definition constantly changing

Question 5

identity?

Answer 5

understanding who you are and why that person can involve sense of social, cultural/ethnic identity.

Question 6

kinship?

Answer 6

links of biological or marriage that bind ppl together.

Question 7

life stage?

Answer 7

stages of life one expected to move through, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and late adulthood.

Question 8

rites of passage?

Answer 8

events recognised at either personal or social level that imply an accepted change of status. social marking point, celebrating transition from one life stage to another.

Question 9

self?

Answer 9

way you perceive yourself to be

Question 10

social construct?

Answer 10

way society gives meaning to a concept or term

Question 11

rights?

Answer 11

things society regards as your entitlement

Question 12

responsibilities?

Answer 12

actions expected of a full member of any society

Question 13

socialisation?

Answer 13

way in which you learn to become accepted member of society.