The Social and Cultural World
Is marriage an example of change or continuity?
Continuity
The process by which individuals learn to become functioning members of society by internalising the roles, norms and values of that society is called what?
Socialisation
Hand gestures, facial expressions and body language are all examples of what?
Non-verbal communication
This concept refers to the socially constructed differences between males and females.
Gender
A participants response that is long and that contains reasoning, opinions and thought process - quantitative or qualitative?
Qualitative
A socially created aspect of social life is called a what?
Social construct
What are four agents of socialisation
Could be: media, family, peers, culture, beliefs, gender etc.
What is the term used for how a message is interpreted?
Decode
Persistence of cultural elements in a society is called what?
Continuity
This research method is usually distributed electronically or in the mail and contains both quant and qualitative questions.
Questionnaire
Name one person from the macro world.
Example responses: Prime Minister, people from the government, celebrities (media), people from the law
The nature versus nurture debate refers to the formation of what?
Identity
What is the term used to describe the idea that one should be objective when considering other cultures and not be too quick to judge.
Cultural relativism
The three different levels of society that determine the closeness of an individual to a social interaction are called what? (need all three to get the full $300)
Micro, meso and macro
"Do you agree with having boys only/girls only classes in Year 7-9? Yes or no?" Is an example of what type of question?
Closed-ended question
How long did the Stanford Prison Experiment last for?
Six days (it was planned for two weeks, however he terminated it after six days)
A social or cultural group within a broader culture. Members of this group share beliefs, social cultural interests, and patterns of behaviour that tend to unify them and distinguish them from the broader culture in which they live.
Subculture
This related depth concepts refers to when members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviours of another group.
Acculturation
Name the five fundamental concepts.
Persons, culture, time, environment and society.
This research methodology is where the researcher is immersed and joins in the actions and his or her role as researcher is not obvious.
In Amish culture what is the role of Ordnung?
In Piaget's Cognitive Development theory, what is the name of the stage in which adolescence takes place?
Formal operational stage
How do polychronic people view time?
As fluid and do not like structure and punctuality.
Established ways of acting or cultural practices that are unique to groups in a society are called what?
Customs
Content analysis