socialisation culture and identity

Question 1

socialisation is

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process by which we learn about the norms and values of our society

Question 2

norms are

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behaviours the majority of people engage in

Question 3

values are

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morals or beliefs

Question 4

6 agents of socialisation

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workplace, education, mass media, family, religion, peer group

Question 5

primary socialisation

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early years of life, their first experiences of socialisation (from the family)

Question 6

secondary socialisation

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from school age onwards, incresing number of influences to socialise (peer groups, mass media etc)

Question 7

how does family socialise

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role models, gender roles

Question 8

parsons

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function of the family is to socialise the young

Question 9

dennis and erdos

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fatherless children are less likely to be successfully socialised into the culture and so are less likely to be successful parents themselves

Question 10

chapman

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children are socialised into their gender toles through chores they are given in the family

Question 11

song

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peopel often follow parents into the same type of workplace (family run businesses)

Question 12

how does the peer group socialise

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shared norms and values (peer pressure), gender socialisation

Question 13

blackman

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the new wave girls had shared interests in new wave music and wore the same fashions

Question 14

skelton and francis

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children in primary school stuck to certain areas of the playground depending on who their peer group were

Question 15

phoenix

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boys who worked hard were often seen as feminine by peers

Question 16

how does the mass media socialise

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representation of social groups, creation of consumer culture, media violence

Question 17

packard (hypodermic syringe)

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the media has a direct effect on its audience, they are injected with the media message

Question 18

polemus

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the media is a ‘supermarket of style’ from which we can pick and choose our style and who we want to be

Question 19

van dijk

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black people are shown as folk devils in the media

Question 20

bandura (bobo doll)

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children who saw a video of an adult being violent to a bobo doll later imitated the behaviour shown

Question 21

how does education socialise

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the formal curriculum (written rules and lessons), the informal curriculum (student-teacher and student-student interactions)

Question 22

skelton and francis

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children in primary school stuck to certain areas of the playground depending on their peer group

Question 23

rosenthal and jacobsen

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teachers in mexico were told some of their students were really intelligent, but they werent, and the teacher then expected more from them which caused them to work hard

Question 24

hatcher

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the education system doesnt encourage working class success

Question 25

how doesz religion socialise

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rules and moral codes from figure of authority, gender soicalisation

Question 26

holm and bowker

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women are subordinate in all world religions

Question 27

bruce

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working class mothers are too busy trying to find food to go to church

Question 28

alpert 4 functions of religion

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authority, cohesion, discipline, collective worship

Question 29

how does the workplace socialise

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role models, immitation, pressure, identity formation (gender, ethnicity, class)

Question 30

salaman

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in order to achieve max. profit, employers need to control their labour forceto make them as productive as possible

Question 31

savage

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doctors are normally from middle class backgrounds

Question 32

mac an ghail (workplace)

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‘crisis of masculinity’ as women take on traditionally male jobs

Question 33

culture is

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a way of life, focusing on the beliefs and customs of a society or social group

Question 34

status

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can be held by an individual or group, based on social position or standing within society

Question 35

roles are

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a pattern of behaviour, routines or responses acted out in everyday life

Question 36

subcultures are

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a cultural subgroup differentiated by status, ethnic background, religion or other factors that unify the group

Question 37

bennett

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middle aged punks

Question 38

mcrobbie and garber

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bedroom clture of teenage girls

Question 39

clarke

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skinhead culture represented a cultural style based on working class masculinity

Question 40

belk definition of consumer culture

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a culture where the majority of consumers avidly desire goods and services that are valued for status seeking e.g

Question 41

lury’s features of a consumer culture

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availability of a wide range of consumer goods, shopping a leisure persuit, different forms of shopping available, debt accepted as social norm, packaging and promotion of goods

Question 42

taylor mcdonaldisation

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society is becoming like a business where ideas and trends are mass produced

Question 43

polemus supermakret of style

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the media is a tool which we can ‘shop for our style’, and it tells us what is ‘cool’ and what we should or shouldnt buy

Question 44

williams

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parents buy gender stereotypical toys for their children due to advertising

Question 45

high culture is

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set of cultural products held in the highest esteem.

Question 46

bourdieu

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‘cultural capital’, for example knowledge of classical music, classical literature and the arts is passed down from generation to generation

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berger

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analysed oil paintings and said that art is used to transmit ruling class ideas that possesions are important

Question 48

popular culture is

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totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes that are deemed preffered.

Question 49

thornton

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the media are largely responsible for bringing about youth culture and subcultures

Question 50

mcrobbie and garber (link to feminists)

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studied bedroom culture of teenage girls, centered around ‘jackie’ magazine

Question 51

multiculturalism is

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describes societies with a number of different cultures

Question 52

parker and song

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the internet is being used by ethnic minority groups to organise social events and discuss issues related to different ethnic idenitites

Question 53

cultural diversity is

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ethnic, gender, racial and socioeconomic variety within a society

Question 54

ward and winstanley

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gay people ‘coming out’ in the workplace

Question 55

cricher

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moral panics about homosexuals on the media

Question 56

global culture is

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one world culture. the earths inhabitants will loose their cultural diversity and one culture will be experienced by all people

Question 57

johal and bains

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some children wear a metaphorical ‘white mask’ to fit in with the majority culture at school

Question 58

polemus

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we can ‘shop for our style’ and choose how we want to portray ourselves

Question 59

woodward (identity)

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for someone to have an identity, an element of choice is required. identity is about belonging to something

Question 60

Bradley (identity)

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Passive identity (one which you are born or socialised into (gender, class, ethnicity)). Active identity (those which people actively choose to persue (hobbies, beliefs))