| Question | Answer |
| INSTINCT | Genetically-based directives for behavior |
| CULTURE | The learned, shared behavior of members of a society. |
| MEANINGS | Things which give sense and significance to people's experiences |
| VALUES | Beliefs about what is important, what is worth having, what is right and wrong |
| NORMS | Social expectations or like rules about how people should behave. Guides to behavior |
| ROLES | The parts or jobs people play in society |
| SUBCULTURE | Certain meanings, values and norms which are distinctive to a particular group within society. |
| RULING CLASS IDEOLOGY | A false picture of society which supports the position of the ruling class |
| MASS CULTURE | Cultural products produced for the mass of the population which, is like usually used to manipulate them and disguise their exploitation |
| GLOBAL CULTURE | Those aspects of culture which are worldwide |
| PRIMARY SOCIALISATION | Intimate and influential socialisation (usually from parents or #fam) in the early years of life |
| SECONDARY SOCIALISATION | Socialisation that comes later in life, from various sources |
| AGENTS OF SOCALISATION | The individuals, groups and institutions which play a part in the socialisation process |
| SANCTIONS | Rewards and punishments |
| ROLE MODELS | People we use to give us ideas about how to play particular social roles |
| PEER GROUP | A friendship group formed by people in the same social situation |
| RITES OF PASSAGE | Rituals which mark the movement from one social status or position of another |
| YOUTH CULTURE | The subcultures - tastes, activities and lifestyles of particular groups of young people |
| STIGMATISE | Attaching negative labels to a group |
| AGEISM | Viewing or like treating people in a negative way simply because of their age |
| CULT OF YOUTH | Worshiping youthfulness |
| DISABILTY | Disadvantage which results from society's failure to allow people with impairments to participate fully in social life |
| SPOILED IDENTITY | A discredited identity resulting from negative labels attached by others |
| ETHNIC GROUP | A group with a shared culture based on a sense of common origin |
| RACISM | Negative attitudes and discriminatory behaviour towards people of other racial or ethnic groups |
| NATIONALISM | A movement or doctrine which stresses the rights to freedom and territory of a nation |
| GENDER | A set of cultural expectations about how males and females should behave (remember: its different to sex) |
| SEX | A classification of males and females according to their biological characteristics |
| LIFESTYLE | A distinctive set of tastes, attitudes and behaviour |
| STEREOTYPE | An exaggerated and distorted view of the characteristics of members of a social group |
| PREJUDICE | Prejudging members of groups in terms of stereotypes ( e.g people who live in britain/ London eat fish and chips and drink tea which isnt true coz like i dont) |
| DISCRIMINATION | Acting in a certain way towards people because they are seen to be members of a particular group. It can be positive or negative |
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