Socialisation, Culture, Identity Flashcards
Culture
a shared way of life including shared norms and values, language, belief and practices
Identity
who a person is, how they see themselves and how others see them
Socialisation
the lifelong process of learning the culture of any society
Sociologists believe nurtured behaviour….
is learnt based on how we are treated and the environment we grow up in
Biologists believe natural behaviour….
because we’ve always had it in out genetic materials. it’s in our DNA, who our parents are
Evidence for nurture
If it was nature not nurture, there would not be wide differences between cultures in terms of customs, values, beliefs, roles
Everyone would behave the same way
Suggest behaviour is affected by what culture you are born into
Community culture
Social stratification you identify with, through family or feeling
own traditions and mannerisms, shared values and beliefs
shared way of life
What is a norm
The ideas that everyone appreciates and adheres to: not seen as abstract and followed in everyday life
What is a value
The specifics tat each personal ideals are and some that a society adheres to, to make the world a nice place
The priorities that you put in place for your life to follow
What is a role
Expected by society to behave in a particular way- if not they receive some sort of punishment.
The unofficial jobs we take on to allow society to function in day to day life
What is a role model
Learnt by copying behaviour or imitating the attitudes of others, consciously or unconsciously
People we aspire to be like and those who we want to live up to as they hold similar ideologies that we want to achieve