Week 2 concepts Flashcards
Determine roles
Society expects those of a certain status to behave in a particular way
Determine Customs
traditional and regular norms of behaviour associated with specific social situations
Determine negative sanctions
Punishments for violating norms
Determine secondary socialisation
Learning the norms and values needed for adult roles
Determine primary socialisation
Describes the process by which a child learns and develops themselves through interactions
Determine achieved status
Social position that a person earns through their own efforts or choices
Determine culture
Forms the connection between individuals and society, and tells us how to operate effectively within social institutions
Determine norms
Values that are placed into practice, a specific set of rules of behaviour
Determine values
Widely accepted beliefs that something is worthwhile and desirable
Determine agents of socialisation
social groups that teach people how to behave in society and learn its norms and values
Determine positive sanctions
Rewards given for conforming to norms
Determine ascribed status
Persons social standing or rank that is assigned at birth
