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A situation in which people are unable to predict the behaviour of others
Anomie
Ways in which members of society are made to conform to norms and values
Social control
Ways of rewarding or punishing acceptable or unacceptable behaviour
Sanctions
A general agreement across society of a set of values, seen by funtionalists as essential for society to be stable
Consensus
Male dominated unit or society
Patriarchy
The ability to make others do what you want, even against their will.
Power
Behaving in a socially acceptable way.
Conformity
A feminist approach which focuses on the patriarchy as the cause of women´s oppression
Marxist Feminism
The pushing of the individual or group to the edge of society, denying them an active voice and identity.
Marginalization
When people have some control over their lives and can make choices and decisions
Agency
Behaviour that breaks the norms and values of groups
Deviance
When people or places are watched over carefully.
Surveillance
Not having the values and attitudes which are likely to bring success in society.
Cultural Deprivation
Using intimidation and threats to persuade someone to do something
Force
The economic system based on the private ownership of property and pursuit of profit
Capitalism
The ways in which capital can be transformed through technology and people´s labour.
Forces of production
When the process of socialisation is incomplete.
Under-socialisation
The claim that human behaviour is shaped by forces beyond the immediate control of the individuals
Determinism
A type of sociology focused on the study of the individuals and small groups
Microsociology
A feminist approach which seeks to bring equal opportunities for men and women without changing the system
Liberal feminism
When a person acts in a way that goes against the values and norms in society.
Non-Conformity
Criticism of the claim that human beings are simply a product of their socialisation and that behaviour can be understood as merely a response to external influence
Over-socialised conception of man
Any development from the original Marxism, adapting to meet changing circumstances.
Neo-Marxism
The ways in which people combat and contest dominant power in socoety.
Resistance
Theory developed by Giddens, which argues that structure and action are equally significantin terms of our ability to understand the relationship between the individual and society.
Structuration