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socialisation and identity

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

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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

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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

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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

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