Vocab
A culture within a larger culture
Subculture
What are the four type of social identities?
Class, gender, age, ethnicity
What two agencies of socialization make up primary socialization?
Family, peers
Name one reason why class identities are changing
Globalization has led to a ‘blurring of traditional class identities’
Greater emphasis placed on the individual rather than collective class experiences
Nature or Nurture: Our biology rather than culture, may influence some of the ways people behave.
Nature
When people have some control over their lives and can make choices and decisions, rather than behavior being determined by forces beyond their control.
Agency
_________-class identities are constructed around a range of occupational identities, such as professionals, managers, and intellectuals
Middle-class
A method of socialization and social control that rewards or punishes acceptable or unacceptable behavior
Social sanctions
What is the biggest reason why feminine identities are changing globally?
Female roles are changing as more women move into the workforce and ideas about equality are becoming more accepted
Case studies on which group of people have helped sociologists test the effects of socialization on human development?
Feral children
The claim that human behavior is shaped by forces beyond the immediate control of individuals, such as social structures or "society"
Determinism
What are the two dominant forms of gender identities?
Hegemonic masculinity
Emphasized femininity
What are the 3 agencies of secondary socialization?
Education, religion, media
How has globalization impacted ethnic identities?
Ethnic identities are becoming more mixed through growing immigration and cultural globalization whereby people are exposed to more ethnicities.
Name two feral children who we have studied
Dani, Saturday, Genie
Not having the values and attitudes which are likely to bring success in society
Cultural Deprivation
True or false: Ethnic identities refer to ones race
False
What is the "hidden curriculum"?
The things we learn from the experience of attending school, such as how to deal with strangers, listen to adult authority and have respect for the system.
The rise of the internet and new technologies have changed age identities by granting increased _________.
Choice
Parsons argues that men are more biologically equipped to be providers for a family unit. What does he call these roles?
Instrumental Roles
The ways in which people combat and contest the dominant power in society.
Resistance
This functionalist sociologist argues that teenage years are a difficult period because they involve status anxiety, where young people feel pressure to achieve
Eisenstadt
Sociologist who argues that media influence comes about through a process of habituation: the more people experience certain images and ideas, the more likely it is that they will add them to their personal value systems.
Potter
What are the two biggest factors that have affected change to all social identities?
Globalization and increased choice
Parsons argues that women play these roles within a family due to biological predispositions.
Expressive roles