socialisation, culture, identity key terms Flashcards
Culture…
A societies whole way of life including norms, values and beliefs. Can refer to language, faith, art etc
High culture…
Have high status based on high achievement. Are seen as superior as only those who are ‘cultured’ can relate. E.g. going to the opera
Popular culture…
Products and activities that most of the population can relate to. E.g. watching tv, football. Bordieu states the difference between the 2 cultures is based on who has access and power to the culture.
Consumer culture…
How available the consumption of goods now is. The media emphasises this culture by advertising celebrity lifestyle.
Global culture…
Cultural products and trends becoming universal
Cultural hybridity…
A cross of two or more cultures. Can refer to second or third generation immigrants who mix their home culture with British culture
Socialisation…
The learning of societies norms and values
Formal social control…
Involves organisations set up specifically to deal with breaking written rules e.g. police, courts
Sanctions can include: warnings from police, court sentence
Informal social control…
Involves people controlling other people in social groups who are going against unwritten rules e.g. family, friends
Sanctions can include: excluding person from social group, disappointment from parents
Gender identity…
A persons own sense of their gender. Is a fluid concept as expectations and norms are always changing.
Social class identity…
A group that share similar economic and social situation
Disability identity…
Range of impairments that can include physical and learning disabilities which can become a part of a persons identity
Medical model of disability…
Disability is defined by doctors or medical professionals, focusing on the limitations caused by impairment.
Leads to victim blaming mentality where the problem is with the disabled person, not the society that has failed them.
Social model of disability…
Disability is caused or made worse by the way society is organised, society is at fault not the disabled person.
Learned helplessness…
Caused by stigma surrounding disabled identities where people internalise the idea that they’re incapable of changing a situation and will fail to take action to help themselves.
