socialisation, culture and identity

Question 1

socialisation and identity

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media, sexual preference, nationality, family, health, education, age

Question 2

types of identity

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DNA
passport number
characteristics
fingerprints
signature

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social identity

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men/women
sons/daughters
sexuality
religion

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collective identity

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defined by others/ little to no choice
e.g gender, ethnicity, nationality

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stigmatised/ spoiler identities

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identity that is somehow undesirable excluding people from full acceptance in society

Question 6

mead (1934)

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referred to individual identity as the ‘i’ or the ‘self’ and recognised the ‘self’ as a development not a present at birth
separates identity from personality

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personality

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more fixed and inate, psychological characteristics of a person being shy/loud/ introvert/ extrovert

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identity

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more fluid and changing
sociological characteristics of a person, constructed through life experiences

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lawler

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claims identity is about finding similarities and differences with others

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giddens and sutton

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suggest identities are a combination of individual/ personal factors

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primary identities

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formed during early life
ascribed social class, nationality, ethnicity and gender

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secondary identities

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formed during secondary socialisation and linked to achievements and interests
more fluid throughout life

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jim twins

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separated as babies and reunited at 39 years old
both ex wives have the same name
current wives are both called sandy
smoked same cigarettes their whole life
iq and personality profile were very similar

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sociology

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systematic and scientific study of society
socio - society
ology - study of

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deprivation

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not enough of something

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privation

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having nothing

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feral children - oxana

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parents neglected her as they were alcoholics so left her in cold outside
she slept with the dogs and ended up growing up with them until she was 8 years old
couldn’t walk/talk
went on all fours
barked like a dog and ate like them

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feral children - isabel the chicken girl

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spent whole life till she was nine in a chicken coop
deprived of human interaction and affection
ate grains, cabbage leaves and leftovers
older brothers lived normal life’s
whole village knew about her (small town in portugal) and didn’t help

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norms

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social rules everyone in society is expected to follow

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values

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beliefs and attitudes about right and wrong ways to behave

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roles

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patterns of behaviour expected by different individuals

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socialisation

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the process of learning how to live in society

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culture

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the way of life of society

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case study - mosuo women

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women are heads of households but men are in political power
known as the ‘kingdom of women’
population of 50,000
men and women free to have multiple partners
matrilineal society

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primary socialisation

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before school family 0-5 years old

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secondary socialisation

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outside family and local community gaining greater independence

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agencies of social control

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obey norms and values of society positive and negative sanctions

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globalisation

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connection of cultures and economies around the world (adaption of language)

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causes and effects of globalisation

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causes - flow of global money, resources and dominant cultures effects - rich get richer and poor get poorer, global products

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CAGE

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class age gender ethnicity

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jenkins (2008)

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identity involves knowing who we are, knowing who others are, them knowing who we are and us knowing who they think we are

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identity construction

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- identity is how individuals see and define themselves and how others see and define them - fluid concept as identity can change - identity is a social construction

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lawler (2014)

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identity is about identifying similarities and differences with others, what others think of us is important to us as we can change our behaviour

Question 34

becker (1963)

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if an asian woman wishes to be a senior manager at her work, others may see her ethnicity and gender before her role in her workplace

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distopia

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society puts on from that everything is perfect when it’s not

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utopia

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society puts on front that nothing is perfect when it can be

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master identity

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aspects of a person which are relatively stable and don’t change from situation to situation

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high culture

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culture enjoyed by those with higher status in society opera, classical music, art and ballet elite of society consumes high culture associated with wealth and upper middle class intellectualism political power prestige

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low culture

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derogatory term used to describe culture of inferior quality to high culture emphasises morality low culture is content to depict working class values can be perceived as more simplistic, crude or unbalanced fast food, trashy tv and fast fashion

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folk culture

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everyday practices of ordinary local people often rooted in traditions dating back to pre industrial era unique to a specific place usually rooted in one specific place morris dancing

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mass culture

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cultural values and ideas that arises from common exposure of population to the same cultural activities developed in capitalist societies to fill void left by disappearing folk culture produced by industrial techniques and spread to masses mass media entertainment, films tv music etc

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subculture

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smaller culture held by group of people within the main most dominant culture of a society different from the main culture by many aspects are common travellers smaller groups with different values from bigger ones

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popular culture

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culture based on tastes of ordinary people rather than educated elite determined by interactions between people in everyday activities styles of dress, slang, greeting rituals, foods people eat tiktok is example of it as well as movies tv and video games

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global culture

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culture shared by many worldwide and based on western ideas of consumption and attitudes towards environment pop music fast food hollywood films we interact with people everyday so because of this we are able to know more about the world learn new things and create bonds common consumption of cultures have been diffused by internet