Sociology basics

Sociology basics

1. Identity

   • Socialisation - being brought up
   • Norms - unwritten rules of society

2. Relativity - Norms are relative, they are not fixed, depends on where you are, who you're with or the historical time period

3. Status

   • Acsribed - a status that you are born into
   • Achieved - a status that is earned

4. Roles

   • Role - a part that you play in life, which will have a set of norms that goes with it
   • Role conflict - where the demands of one role clash with demands of other roles played
   • Multiple roles - playing more than one role