Social Identity Key Words

Question 1

Stratification

Answer 1

Relates to the time were people are categorised in society based on their class

Question 2

The registrar generals scale

Answer 2

To classify class, this scale was used until 1997

Question 3

The NS SEC

Answer 3

In 1997 this was changed from TRGS to show the labour market is different and jobs are hard to classify into so few sections

Question 4

Objective definitions of class

Answer 4

People in society are ordered in a certain way due to a certain measurement device

Question 5

Subjective definitions of class

Answer 5

When people order themselves and decide how they describe themselves

Question 6

Ascribed status

Answer 6

The status that you are born with eg Prince William was born into the royal family.

Question 7

Achieved Status

Answer 7

The status that you have worked towards getting eg Cheryl Cole has worked her way to become an icon

Question 8

Traditional Working Class

Answer 8

These people were labourers and worked jobs like cleaning chimneys or gardening

Question 9

New working class

Answer 9

These people are normally middle class but prefer to refer to themselves as working class because it looks better in society

Question 10

Under class

Answer 10

People in society who are homeless or possibly on benefits. They have nothing.

Question 11

Middle Class

Answer 11

Strive to be upper class. Normal people that often try to live their life through their children so they have the best life.

Question 12

Traditional Upper Class

Answer 12

People that live in large houses and have very high ranking jobs. They may participate in leisure activities such as polo

Question 13

Super rich

Answer 13

People that have large amounts of wealth. This would most likely include vast amounts of land.

Question 14

Jet Set Pop aristocracy

Answer 14

Money earned through sport, entertainment and media

Question 15

Entrepreneurial Rich

Answer 15

People that have earned their money through setting up their own business and working hard eg Lord Sugar

Question 16

Marginalised

Answer 16

Treat a person in a different way often negatively

Question 17

Immediate gratification

Answer 17

When somebody requires a positive response immediately after they have done something

Question 18

Deferred gratification

Answer 18

When somebody contains themself so they can reap a reward later

Question 19

Instrumental Attitudes

Answer 19

Work is a means to an end. It is the only way of working for the working class

Question 20

Meritocratic

Answer 20

A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement

Question 21

Social Mobility

Answer 21

People trying to move class band. This is most likely people in the middle class try to class themselves as upper class

Question 22

Popular Culture

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A type of culture in which the majority engage in. These things include watching films made in Hollywood and eating fast food.

Question 23

Capitalism

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A countries industry and trade is controlled privately rather than by state

Question 24

Crisis of masculinity

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Men finding it hard to cope with a situation which other men may have been able to complete for jobs. Have. To do Typically womanly jobs

Question 25

Child centredness

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The child is in charge of making their on decisions and gather their own views to child development

Question 26

Culture capital

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The assists which are non financial that show social mobility. For examples dress and physical appearance

Question 27

Social Capital

Answer 27

Enjoying life and its activities with people in your own class

Question 28

Economic Capital

Answer 28

The sum of money that a person possess

Question 29

Yummy mummy

Answer 29

Young mothers that greatly care about their appearance and like to boast about various aspects of their lives

Question 30

Conspicuous consumption

Answer 30

Spending lots of money at one time to get a greater reputation (yummy mummy’s) and gain peer approval. Goodwin

Question 31

Social Closure

Answer 31

Preventing people from a lower class joining in on a upper class lifestyle.

Question 32

Old boy network

Answer 32

Network of men who share the same cultural background and lifestyle.

Question 33

High culture

Answer 33

Upper class people engage In this by going to certain activities such as visiting the opera