Social concepts

Society

A group of people who share ideas about norms and values in an area

Norms

Expected behaviours in society

Values

what is seen as important in society

Culture

The norms and values of society

Socialisation

the process of learning norms and values

Functionalism

A consensus theory that says we share fundamental norms and values, and believes social cohesion is necessary to avoid anomie

Feminism

A conflict theory that believes society is patriarchal and that men dominate women

Marxism

A conflict theory that believes the bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat and want a global revolution to create a communist society

Interactionalism

A sociological theory that believes society is a product of everyday interactions and labels

Status

The position and roles someone has in society - ascribed and achieved

Roles

The positions we have in society and roles we play

Cultural diversity

The difference in norms and values between societies

Reasons for cultural diversity?

changing time periods, countries, between groups and different subcultures

Feral children

children who have no primary socialisation by humans

Feral children examples?

Oxana, Genie and Amala and Kamala

Nature

The genetics you have from birth relating to behaviour

Nurture

We behave like we do due to socialisation and society

Primary socialisation

Performed by the family to teach basic norms and values

Secondary socialisation

How norms and values are taught through life by education, peer groups, the media, religion and the work place

Gender socialisation

How society teaches different genders different ideas and behaviours

Ann Oakley and socialisation

The family canalises and manipulates children into behaviours based on their gender

Canalisation

the idea that boys and girls are given different toys dependent on their gender

Manipulation

The idea that parents encourage different behaviours from their children dependent on gender

How we see ourselves and how others see us

What is identity made up of?

Our job, gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, race, nationality and class

Formal social control

How social control is enforced and performed by the police and government

Informal social control

How social cohesion is enforced in everyday situations by families, education, media, work and peers