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Culture Cultural Diversity
A society in which cultures co exist
many
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A societies
way of life
Values can differ within many different
it's snared values cultures
meanings , ,




norms and practices
In Norther Ireland there is a strong religious
Differs the world value whether Protestant or Catholics
around etc
religion music
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.
. .


,




language
Norms can differ due to cultural diversity

Provides us with our identity through socialisation




Cultural Transmission Norms
Process in which norms and values are passed Ideas we have about what is acceptable

transmitted onto the next behaviour
on or
generation


Provides social control and


done through socialisation makes social life more

within the
family ,
school predictable
religion and media

Just because
something is a norm doesn't
Each culture passes on different norms and values mean it has to be followed at all time




Values Social Mores
Ideas we have about what is important ; what Ideas about what is and for
right wrong
is Our morals
worth
having striving for everybody society
and worth in
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Customs and fundamental values of society

Influences our Norms
not killing or comimiting
Can vary over time and between cultures acts of paedophilia




Status Social norms
may differ depending on the

all society agree
-
in with
group groups
Social positions culture social
given by your mores



General Consensus
to the role
prestige attached


we perform




can be ascribed or achieved




fixed at birth worked for

, Social Roles Identity
Key expectations or norms attached to a


particular social position made up of two components


performed in relation 1 .
how we see ourselves

to other roles and Teacher and pupil 2.
how others see us

involves Muta expectation "




Some choice on our part actively identifying
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,


with aspects of our culture

Helps make society predictable
as expectations are met


Identity is imposed by our cultural positions or

causes less stress and status
maintains social order




Sub-Culture Nature
Biologist People behave the way they
A group within a
larger culture that share do because they are controlled

aspects of that cultural but also has its own
by nature

values, norms and customs




NATURE THEORY
May be distinctive of the race
cause
age ,




ethnicity Humans act on mothers naturally
class or gender are


instinctive instinctive



Group of teens will have a


and some behaviour learnt language
'




different taste in music is ,
such as

fashion than old pensioners . and communication skills




Nurture Nurture
Feral children are used to
prove that our


sociologist people are taught how to
behaviour is learnt and illustrates the

behave
importance of socialisation




NURTURE THEORY Case Study - Oxana Malaya the Ukrainian Dog Girl
- A neglected child

- Spent ages 3 - 8 living in a kennel in back garden
Socialisation takes place within primary and

secondary agents of socialisation - Childhood spent in the company of dogs meant
school
family She exhibited many of the characteristics of
A dog
women look after children because they

were
taught to look after children in - When found in 1991 she could hardly speak
childhood by playing with dolls - she can now talk and behave normally in many

respects ; she lives in a home for the mentally ill
And will never be considered as a ‘normal’ person
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