theories Flashcards
structural perspectives
Marxism
Feminism
Functionalism
social action perspectives
New Right
conflict perspectives
Marxism
Feminism
consensus theories
Functionalism
New Right
norms
social rules, expectations or standards that govern the behaviour expected in particular situations
Rules about every day normal behaviour.
values
Principles of goals, ideas about what’s good/ bad or important/unimportant
roles
Behaviour expected of a person in a particular position. What is the norm for them may be different to the norms of other people.
status
social standing (importance of a person in society, based on role played in society)
culture
a way of life. the sum of everything learned and shared by a society/ group and carried on over generations
primary socialisation
learning within the family/home, includes basic skills and values
socialisation
the process by which a pupil learns/internalises the culture of society
secondary socialisation
learning within educational institutions and includes acquiring knowledge and skills for work
