Socialisation (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Socialisation
Socialisation
Lifelong process of learning knowledge, skills, and behaviours for society
Agencies of socialisation
Agencies of socialisation
Social institutions teaching appropriate norms and values
Primary socialisation
Primary socialisation
Early childhood learning in family: language, gender roles, norms
Where does primary socialisation mainly occur?
Where does primary socialisation mainly occur?
Within the family during early childhood
Secondary socialisation
Secondary socialisation
Continuous lifelong process in schools, peers, work, media, religion
Norms
Norms
Specific rules guiding behaviour in particular situations
Values
Values
Broader beliefs about what is good, desirable, and worthwhile
Ascribed status
Ascribed status
Position assigned at birth, cannot be changed (e.g., sex, race)
Achieved status
Achieved status
Position earned through effort, talent, or luck (e.g., career)
Master status
Master status
Dominant status that overrides others in how people perceive you
Roles
Roles
Behaviours and expectations accompanying particular social positions
Imitation in family socialisation
Imitation in family socialisation
Children observe and copy behaviour of family members as role models
Sanctions in family socialisation
Sanctions in family socialisation
Positive (praise, rewards) and negative (punishment) from parents
Western societies' key values
Western societies' key values
Individual freedom, self-discipline, personal achievement
Giddens' view on socialisation
Giddens' view on socialisation
Active interaction, not passive absorption of cultural influences