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WJEC Sociology
Chapter 1-Compulsory core
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Sociology
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11/03/2015

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Term
Sociology
Definition
The study of society, how people think and behave.
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Sociologist
Definition
Someone who studies society.
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Research Methods
Definition
The methods that are used by sociologists to look at society.
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Research Findings
Definition
The results of study.
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Common Sense
Definition
Everyday ideas about the world, these are not used by sociologists
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Culture
Definition
The way of life of a group of a people
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Cultural Diversity
Definition
The range of different ideas and cultures that exist.
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Cultural Relativity
Definition
The idea that what is normal in one culture would be strange in another.
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Cultural universales
Definition
Social behaviours that can be found in all cultures.
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Formal Sanction
Definition
A punishment for breaking a law or a written rule.
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Informal Sanction
Definition
A punishment fir breaking an informal rule, imposed by people people around you
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Agents Of Social Control
Definition
A group in society that teaches us how to behave.
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Mass Media
Definition
A form of communication that reaches a lot of people at one time.
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Stigma
Definition
Something that marks a person out as very different from other people.
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Cultural Diversity
Definition
Differences between human cultures around the world.
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Anthropology
Definition
The study of different human cultures.
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Mainstream Society
Definition
The way of life of most people in a culture.
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Subculture
Definition
A small group in society with different beliefs and norms from others around them.
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Polyandry
Definition
One woman has many husbands.
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Gender Roles
Definition
Social differences between the expected behaviour for men and woman.
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Debate
Definition
A formal argument between two different points of view.
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Nature Theory
Definition
The idea that we act the way we do because we are born that way.
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Pyschologist
Definition
A person who studies the mind and behaviour.
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Nurture Theory
Definition
The idea that we act the way we do because we are taught how to behave by others.
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Evidence
Definition
Something that can can be used to support or challenge an argument.
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Instict
Definition
Something that animals and people do without learning or being taught to do it
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Socialisation
Definition
The process of learning the rules of a culture.
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Primary Socialisation
Definition
Being taught how to behave by your family.
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Secondary Socialisation
Definition
Being taught how to behave by people by the wider world.
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Informal Socialisation
Definition
Learning how to behave as you live your life.
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Formal Socialisation
Definition
When people deliberately set out to change how you act.
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Agency Of Socialisation
Definition
A social organisation that teaches people how to behave in society.
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Peer Group
Definition
A group of people of the same age and similar interest.
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Unstructured Interview
Definition
An interview That makes the form of a conversion.
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Identity
Definition
A sense of who you are according to the group you belong to.
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Status
Definition
Respect others give to you.
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Stereotype
Definition
A category into which we put other people according to some simple characteristics.
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Labelling Theory
Definition
People are given a label by other people and then treated as though it were true.
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Role
Definition
Expected behaviour fora particular social situation.
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Society
Definition
A group of people who share a way of life and set of rules.
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NOrms
Definition
Normal and expected behaviour.
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Mores
Definition
Ideas about what behaviour is right and wrong.
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Values
Definition
Shared beliefs about how to act.
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Deviant
Definition
A person who breaks norms and values.
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Manipulation
Definition
Children are controlled into certain behaviour.
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Canalisation
Definition
Children are directed in to certain interests.
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Model
Definition
Adults show children how to behave by what they do.
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Imitate
Definition
Copying.
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Role Model
Definition
People that children admire and copy.
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Socialisation
Definition
The process of learning the norms and values of your culture.
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Gendered Objects
Definition
Items that are intended for either boys or girls, but not both.
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Traditional
Definition
Something people have always done.
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Gender
Definition
Differences in social roles of males and females.
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Masculine
Definition
Seen as normal for males.
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Nationality
Definition
Legal citizenship of a country with the right to have a passport and vote.
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Cultural Identity
Definition
Sense of who you are and the culture you feel you belong to.
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Family
Definition
A group of people related by blood, marriage or adoption.
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Sanction
Definition
A reward or punishment used to make people act as you wish.
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Approval
Definition
Something that people think is good.
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Expection
Definition
A behaviour that people assume is normal.
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Representation
Definition
The way that certain groups are always portrayed in the mass media.
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Anorexia
Definition
An eating disorder where people starve themselves and become very thin.
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Eating Disorder
Definition
People make themselves ill through under or overeating or only eating some foods.
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Formal Curriculum
Definition
Things that are deliberately taught in school.
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National Curriculum
Definition
A set of subjects that all children in England and Wales are expected to study.
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Agency Of Control
Definition
Group that makes people obey social rules.
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Hidden Curriculum
Definition
Messages that are passed on to children unintentionally.
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Formal Socialisation
Definition
Deliberate attempts to change your personality.
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Truncy
Definition
Taking time out of school without permission or reason.
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Replica
Definition
Imitation of the real thing.
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Supporter
Definition
Someone who enjoys watching sport or following a team or sports personality.
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Resocialisation
Definition
When people have to learn a new set of rules for a new situation and change their normal way of behaving.
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Profession
Definition
A job that requires special training.
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Code Of Conduct
Definition
Formal set of rules for how to behave in a particular situation.
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Adolescent
Definition
Teenager, stage between childhood and adulthood.
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Positive Peer Group Pressure
Definition
People support each other through encouragement and kindness.
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Negative Peer Group Preasure
Definition
People who encourage each other to do dangerous or silly things
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Anti-school Subculture
Definition
Peer group that discourages learning and disrupts eduction for others.
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Feral Child
Definition
Wild or unsocialised child.
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Wild Child
Definition
Feral or unsocialised child.
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