Sociology unit 1 key concepts

Question	Answer
Giddens said that this is the process of becoming aware, knowledgeable and skilled in knowing the features of your culture.	Socialisation
Primary agent of socialisation	Family
Without this we may become feral	Primary socialisation
An expected form of behaviour	Norm
Starts when in full time education and continues till death	Secondary socialisation
The reason we behave to the social norm	Values
The positions we play in society	Status
Born with this and hard to change	Ascribed status
We work towards this and society judges us on this	Achieved status
The expectations of someone with a particular status	Social roles
A causal mechanism that reminds someone that their behavior is unacceptable	Informal control
Deviated behavior is recorded	Formal control
Signs, symbols, attitudes and beliefs of that group	Culture
The culture of higher classes	High culture
Strinrati said that the media created this to create false need through consumption	Popular culture
Range of cultures living together	Cultural diversity
The acceptance of different ethnic minority groups, ethnic minorities and majorities live side by side and embrace differences	multi-culturalism
Distinct identity that distinguishes them from the mainstream culture	Subculture
Debt is acceptable, shopping is a hobby and a wide range of goods	Consumer culture
McDonaldisation and the world is getting smaller	Global culture

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