Sociology Key Words

Question 1

Social solidarity

Answer 1

people feel connected to their communities

Question 2

Overt research

Answer 2

a type of research in which people know they’re being studied

Question 3

Value consensus

Answer 3

when everyone agrees on the values of society

Question 4

Patriarchy

Answer 4

male dominance in society

Question 5

Cultural capital

Answer 5

values middle-class families hold

Question 6

Objectivity

Answer 6

non-bias results

Question 7

Subjectivity

Answer 7

bias results

Question 8

Primary socialisation

Answer 8

things (like norms & values) you learn inside your household & family

Question 9

Secondary socialisation

Answer 9

learning through institutions & social groups outside the family

Question 10

Ascribed status

Answer 10

status we are born into

Question 11

Bourgeoisie

Answer 11

the ruling class

Question 12

Proletariat

Answer 12

the working class

Question 13

Cohabitation

Answer 13

partners who live together but aren’t married

Question 14

Principle of reciprocity

Answer 14

we pay back what we received from others

Question 15

Covert

Answer 15

A type of study in which people don’t know they’re being studied

Question 16

Hawthorne effect

Answer 16

When people know they are being studied for a sociological study and change their behaviour

Question 17

Family

Answer 17

Relayed through kinship ties ( by blood, marriage, partnership or adoption

Question 18

Household

Answer 18

One person living alone or group of people living together (don’t have to be related)

Question 19

Family diversity

Answer 19

Different types of families in today’s society

Question 20

Foster homes

Answer 20

A considerable amount of children looked after by local authorities & foster parents