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Society and culture fundamental and additional concepts flash cards
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- 1PersonsUnique individuals that are shaped by their society, environment, and interactions with individuals on a Micro, Meso and Macro world.
- 2SocietySociety is made up of people, groups, networks, institutions, organisations and systems. People belong to informal and formal groups, and within and between these groups there are patterns of interactions that contribute to unique cultures.
- 3CultureCulture refers to the shared knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that give each society its unique structures and institutions. Culture is demonstrated by the beliefs, customs, values, norms, rules, laws, governance, arts, technologies and artefacts. Culture is dynamic and undergoes change, and is therefore not static.
- 4EnvironmentEvery society is located in a particular physical setting and interacts with its environment. The attitudes and values that people have in regard to their environment greatly affect interactions between persons, society, culture and the environment.
- 5TimeEvery person, society, culture and environment is located in a period of time and is changing with time. Time can be examined as past, present and future. Our perceptions of time are drawn from past events and these influence our ideas about the present. Time is studied in relation to continuity and change.
- 6PowerPower is the ability or capacity to influence or persuade others to a point of view or action to which they may not always agree.
- 7AuthorityAuthority is linked to power and the right to make decisions and to determine, adjudicate or settle issues and disputes in society. Authority is best understood as the legitimate use of power.
- 8GenderGender refers to the socially constructed differences between females and males. Social life – including family life, roles, work, behaviour and other activities – is organised around the dimensions of this difference. Gender also refers to the cultural ideals, identities and stereotypes of masculinity and femininity.
- 9IdentityIdentity refers to the sense of self and can be viewed from a personal, social and cultural level. Identity is formed over a period of time and is the result of interactions at the micro, meso and macro levels of society.
- 10TechnologiesThe term ‘technologies’ refers to all the tools that we use to assist our interactions in society. Technologies can lead to innovation and can initiate change to micro, meso and macro operations in society. Technologies are constantly changing and adapting and their impact varies over time.
- 11GlobalisationGlobalisation is the process of integration and sharing of goods, capital, labour, services, knowledge, leisure, sport, ideas and culture between countries. Globalisation is assisted by technologies and media integration, resulting in an increasing consciousness of the world as a single place.
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- Flashcards based on the fundamental and additional concepts in the Society and Culture stage 6 new Syllabus
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