Review: Culture

Review: Culture

IGCSE Sociology

Lesson Objectives:

IGCSE Sociology

• Review key concepts about the following:

  • Elements of Culture​

  • Conformity and Non-Conformity

  • Rewards and Santions

  • Sub-cultures

  • Diversity and Multi-culturalism​

Ready?

Incentives: Top 1 gets +3, Top 2 and 3 get +2, and Top 4 and 5 get +5.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Culture refers to the way of life of a society.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Steretype refers to attributes that people think (often wrongly) characterise a group.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to what pupils learn in school apart from the content of lessons?

• Sanctions

• Peer Group

• Hidden Curriculum

• Sub-culture

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of Agencies of Socialisation, EXCEPT:

• Family

• Schools

• Workplace

• Outerspace

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of informal social control, EXCEPT:

• Fines

• Shame

• Ridicule

• Criticism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to groups of people in a culture whose norms and values are different in some ways from the overall culture?

• Role

• Socialisation

• Sub-culture

• Social Order

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to a system of symbols with sounds and words carrying meaning what allows people to communicate?

• Values

• Norms

• Language

• Symbols

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the kinds of behaviour that a society expects of its members in a particular situation?

• Values

• Norms

• Language

• Symbols

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the standards of what is considered good and right that act as guides for what people should think?

• Values

• Norms

• Language

• Symbols

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the image of ourselves that are formed through interactions with others.

• Social Control

• Social Identity

• Role

• Socialisation

Multiple Choice

A verbal praise and positive comments in schools is an example of?

• Reward

• Sanction

Multiple Choice

Being demoted to a lower post or get fired in the workplace is an example of?

• Reward

• Sanction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups think that social control is a tool of capitalism?

• Structura

• Functionalists

• Marxists

• Feminists

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups think that social control is necessary for the society to create a bond or harmony together?

• Structuralists

• Functionalists

• Marxists

• Feminists

Multiple Choice

Putting an offender to death is an example of sanction in...

• Workplace

• Modern Industrial Society

• School

• Traditional Society

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of sub-cultures, EXCEPT:

• Youth Culture

• Religous Groups

• Ethnic Groups

• A Colony of Penguins

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to many differences between human cultures?

• Diversity

• Assimilation

• Marginalised

• Social Control

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to the idea that people should consider all cultures on their own terms rather than from a single view?

• Global Culture

• Cultural Relativism

• Multicultural Society

• Lifestyle

Multiple Choice

The following are criticisms about multiculturalism, EXCEPT:

• It gives too many rights to minority communities.

• It may lead to conflict between groups.

• Too idealistic.

• It's cheaper or inexpensive to maintain.

Multiple Choice

The following are ways countries move to Assimilation, EXCEPT:

• Accepting every refugees that enter the country.

• Conducting citizenship tests.

• Promoting community cohesion.

• Increasing nationalism.

Writing Task

Answer sample Quiz for twenty (20) minutes.

Answer Key

Exchange papers with your seatmate. Grade his/her paper based on the guidelines on the next slides.

One point each.

Max of two points.​

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No need to explain or describe.​

Question 1

Identify two forms of social control. [2]

Informal Social Control

Formal Social Control​

One point for partial definition: being ignored

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Two points for additional information (examples): being cut off from your family, friends and excluded from your community

Question 2

What is meant by the term 'ostracism' [2]

​Ostracism - exile or exclusion from a social group, cutting of ties and links/communication between the group/individual.

One mark for each example correctly identified (max of two)

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One mark for each example that is developed (max of two)​

Question 3

Describe two examples of sub-culture, apart from religious sub-cultures. [4]

• Goths

• Rockers

• Emos

• Skinheads

• Punks

• Working class

• Youth

• Ethnic

• Asian/Indian

• Hispanic

• Afro-American

• Leisure sub-culture

• Sport sub-culture

• School sub-culture

• Deviant sub-culture

• Any other reasonable response

Question 4

• Religious requirements clash with norms of mainstream culture e.g.

  dress requirements of Muslim religion for Muslims living in the west

• Customs and holidays/holy days e.g. observation of religious

  holidays which may mean absence from work

• Literal or fundamentalist interpretations of holy books e.g.

  Darwinism vs. creationism Scopes trial ‘monkey trial’ USA 1925

• Beliefs and values differ e.g. patriarch vs. equality

• Lack of assimilation

• Religious requirements clash with those of public institutions e.g.

  clashes over school uniform, lack of gender segregation, or having to wear a helmet in the police force rather than religiously proscribed headwear

• Religious requirements clash with health and safety legislations e.g. requirement to wear/not wear certain items of clothing/ religious symbols

• Any other reasonable response

Explain why individuals from religious sub-cultures may find themselves in conflict with the mainstream (larger) culture. [8]