Mix and Match Key Terms
Cultural transmission / Your standing or position in society. The respect that others give youCulture / The thing that we are not. We often take our identity from rejecting other identities e.g. not gay, not English (associated with Skeggs)
Discourse / The process of learning how to behave for your culture. Ann Oakley described processes of how we learn gender
Feminism / The expected way to behave for a certain social situation, the normal activities and behaviour
Functionalism / The beliefs, norms, values and way of life of a group of people. It includes norms and values.
Gender / The belief that men dominate society and that women should be equal. Oakley was a famous feminist
Goth / Someone aged between 13 and 20
Identity / Rewards or punishments for accepting or breaking social norms
Marxism / People of the same age and status as you are. People who are the same age.
Norm / Michel Foucault said that there was an agreed way of thinking and talking about things, this is a discourse
Other / How we pass on our culture and our way of life to our children
Peer group / A youth culture characterised by listening to dark music and wearing black clothes
Rite of passage / A view of society that says rich people dominate poor people and control their ideas about the world
Role / A view of society that says people share norms and values
Sanctions / A socially agreed way of defining something.
Social construction / A socially agreed way of behaving according to your biological sex
Socialisation / A set of rules for a part you play in society, e.g. child, teacher, student. Described by Erving Goffman
Status / A person’s sense of who he or she is in society. This includes membership of a family, a culture and a gender.
Teenager / A person who is neither a full adult or a child
Youth / A ceremony that marks a major change in your life, for example a marriage or a funeral. Described by anthropologists.
Mix and Match Key Terms Answers
Other / The thing that we are not. We often take our identity from rejecting other identities e.g. not gay, not English (associated with Skeggs)
Culture / The way of life of a group of people. It includes norms and values.
Feminism / The belief that men dominate society and that women should be equal. Oakley was a famous feminist
Youth / A person who is neither a full adult or a child
Rite of passage / A ceremony that marks a major change in your life, for example a marriage or a funeral. Described by anthropologists.
Social construction / A socially agreed way of defining something.
Discourse / Michel Foucault said that there was an agreed way of thinking and talking about things, this is a discourse
Marxism / A view of society that says rich people dominate poor people and control their ideas about the world
Functionalism / A view of society that says people share norms and values
Teenager / Someone aged between 13 and 20
Goth / A youth culture characterised by listening to dark music and wearing black clothes
Gender / A socially agreed way of behaving according to your biological sex
Sanctions / Rewards or punishments for accepting or breaking social norms
Norm / The expected way to behave for a certain social situation, the normal activities and behaviour
Role / A set of rules for a part you play in society, e.g. child, teacher, student. Described by Erving Goffman
Identity / A person’s sense of who he or she is in society. This includes membership of a family, a culture and a gender.
Status / Your standing or position in society. The respect that others give you
Cultural transmission / How we pass on our culture and our way of life to our children
Peer group / People of the same age and status as you are. People who are the same age.