Socialisation Flashcards
What is Socialisation?
The process by which someone learns the culture of a society
How long does socialisation last for?
Your whole life
What are the 2 stages of socialisation called?
Primary and Secondary Socialisation
What is the only Primary Agent of socialisation?
Family
What are all of the secondary agents of socialisation?
Peers, Religion, Education, Media, Work
What happens in Primary Socialisation?
Children learn norms and values from their parents
What happens in Secondary Socialisation?
Norms and values are learnt through external factors of life that provide ideas to you
What are Gender Roles?
The characteristics that boys and girls are socialised in to appropriately
What are the Western ideas of male characteristics?
Leadership, Control, Active, Unemotional
What are the Western ideas of female characteristics?
Physical dependency, weakness, lack of control, caring
What is Gender Role socialisation?
The process through which boys and girls learn the norms and values of their gender
What does the media do as a disadvantage to young women?
The media creates the supposed ‘perfect’ body image leaving young girls feeling imperfect
What is the ‘beauty myth’ ?
The idea that a woman must look thin and youthful
How do families do Gender role socialisation? (Use a keyword)
Canalisation
What is Canalisation?
The process where parents give children toys that are the norm for their gender
What are boys and girls toys likely to be?
For boys it will be more active toys. For girls it will be beauty and cooking toys
What are verbal appellations?
Speaking to children in a way that enforces their gender roles?
Name 2 verbal appellations - one for each gender
‘Brave boy’ for boy
‘Pretty girl’ for girl
What role does a husband have in a marriage?
Breadwinner
What role does a wife have in a marriage?
The role of looking after everyone
What are 3 key processes of socialisation?
Imitation and Role Models
Rewards and Sanctions
Formal and Informal Social Control
What is the Imitation and Role Models process?
Role model is someone who an individual looks up to so they imitate their behaviour
What is the Rewards and Sanctions process?
Reward is a positive outcome for a desired behaviour. A sanction is a negative outcome which stops a behaviour
What is the Formal and Informal Social Control Process?
Formal social control is the use of clear laws to stop illegal things. Informal social control is unwritten rules to manage behaviour
