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| Question | Answer |
| values | something in which people see as important e.g. something people believe in |
| norms | behaviour that is considered normal in society e.g. manners |
| consumer culture | culture which is expressed through the choices people make about what they buy e.g. brands (apple, Samsung) |
| culture | the ideas, customs and social behaviour of any particular people or society e.g. dress, language, behaviour |
| behaviour | the way people act e.g. act out norms |
| subculture | a smaller group within society with values which are different to the wider group e.g. youth subculture |
| cultural relativism | the idea that cultural values, norms and behaviour may vary according to different societies. as a result people must be aware that they see other cultures from the perspective of their own. e.g. challenges for sociologists wishing to understand other cultures |
| high culture | the artistic and entertainment forms that are most generally associated with the most educated people in a society. e.g. opera, classical music, theatre |
| cultural diversity | exploring examples of culture across various societies e.g. PNG, the san, the na |
| cultural hybridity | a new form of culture, created from combining two or more forms of culture e.g. creolisation |
| popular culture | the main form of culture that is popular with the masses, often associated with those who are not highly educated. e.g. pop music |
| globalization | due to increased communications and connections between people all over the world, a new form of culture us emerging which reflects large scale shared ways of life. e.g. mcdonaldlization |
| mass culture | due to larger scale production, larger and larger numbers of people share cultural ideas. e.g. films |
| cultural capital | the idea that some people possess the appropriate norms, values and behaviour which leads to economic rewards. e.g. Pierre Bourdieu, leads to greater success in education. |
| roles | a part played by a personal thing. e.g. nurse, teacher, MP |
| status | relative, social or professional position e.g. the class system |
| attitudes | how someone feels towards something e.g. emotions |
| mores | morals and manners e.g. please and thank you polygamy is accepted in some cultures but others not. |
| rules | the do's and don'ts e.g. don't murder someone |
| privation | someone who has never gone through socialisation e.g. feral child |
| agent | an individual person e.g. teacher, parent |
| meritocracy | ' if you work hard you will be rewarded' |
| nepatism | inheritors of power and wealth e.g. the royal family |
| master status | once labelled by society any others labels that aren't as major are forgotten e.g. murderer take over father, husband etc. |
| impression management | when a person changes the way they are in public in order to fit in however when at home in private they act as their own person e.g. alter ego |
| labelling theory | when society labels you as a certain kind of person based on your actions e.g. rapist |
| macro-sociology | looking at how the world effects a person e.g. how pollution effects a persons health |
| micro-sociology | how a person effects the world e.g. how urbanization affects the environment in the world |
| matriarchal | a society whereby the gender of females are in charge e.g. the na |
| patriarchal | a society whereby the male gender is in charge e.g. British society |
| inherent | for something to be naturally there in your life e.g. wealth |
| functionalist | a type of sociologist that believes society is similar to a human body 'once one thing breaks down everything else follows eventually.' |
| industrialization | a sociology theory of development of the industry e.g. factories |
| feminists | see culture as maintaining the status quo which is a patriarchal society in most cases |
| post modernists | a type of sociologists that believes our world is increasing in individualism and social institutions no longer exists communarism has diminished |
| marxists | also structuralists, which means they see culture as a way of sharing norms, values and beliefs |
| master status | once labelled society reinforces your label reducing any other labels you have |
| social class | the identities that people adopt are formed within the cultures and subcultures to which they belong to |
| upper class | usually associated with having great amounts of money and inheriting it e.g. the royal family |
| upper middle | associated with the most well payed and skilled professions and can also be a celebrity. e.g. politician, footballer, actress etc. |
| lower middle class | people that are associated with some aspects of upper and lower class and do not have very manual labor jobs e.g. teacher |
| working class | people that are considered to have low culture but skilled jobs e.g. public services, .plumbers etc. |
| working poor | the class that have manual jobs but do not earn a lot of money e.g. factory workers |
| underclass | people in society that are most likely to be unemployed so therefore live on government benefits etc. |
| life chances | an individuals chances of obtaining those things defined as desirable and avoiding those things defined as undesirable in any society |
| bordieu | the upper class |
| objective | material differences in peoples life chances e.g. working class have less wealth and poorer health |
| subjective | someones class identity, the tastes and attitudes they associate with being a member of that class e.g. eating caviar or scampi and chips for dinner |
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