Unit 2: Culture, Identity, Socialisation (Terms) Flashcards
Culture
The way of life of a society.
Beliefs
Statements that people hold to be true.
Social Interaction
Any situation in which two or more people have social contact with one another.
Values
Standards shared by members of a culture and used to judge whether behaviour is right or wrong.
Norms
The behaviour that society expects of their members in particular situations.
Customs
Norms in a particular society that are widely accepted and carry on over time.
Laws
Rules that are given force by being formalised by governments.
Status
A position that someone has in a society; can be ascribed or achieved.
Role
The patterns of behaviour expected of someone because of their status in society.
Social institutions
Parts of society that have their own sets of values and norms; such as the family and the school system.
Social Identity
Individuals perceptions of themselves, based partly on how others view them.
Gender
The roles and association and expectations associated with being male or female.
Stereotype
The attributes that people think (often wrongly) characterise a group.
Social class
A form of social stratification in which people are grouped at different levels in the social hierarchy.
