Key Concepts Sociologists and Case Studies

Which sociologist(s) believes that culture makes us human rather than biology?

• Linton

• Oakley

• Giddens

• Parsons

Which sociologist(s) believes that family is one of the most important agents of primary socialisation?

• Young

• Linton

• Cumberbatch

• Parsons

What does Linton believe?

• Culture is a shared way of life.

• Family makes us who we are.

• Double standards exist where boys gain status where girls loose.

• The media can influence the norms associated with the female body.

Who studied the Yanomami Tribe in the Amazon rainforest?

• Margaret Mead

• Wright

• Lees

• Orbach and Wolf

Which sociologist(s) stated that double standards within peer groups between girls and boys.

• Young

• Lees

• Linton

• Parsons

Which sociologist(s) believes the family socialises children into traditional gender roles?

• Parsons

• Oakley

• Orbach and Wolfe

• Linton

Which sociologist(s) believe that media can influence the norms associated with the female body?

• Orbach and Wolf

• Parsons

• Oakley

• Lees

Which sociologist(s) believe we are socialised into our national identity by the media by televising royal weddings?

• Oakley

• Young

• Parsons

• Schudson

Who studied the Jim Twins which supports the nature theory?

• Oakley

• Bouchard

• Parsons

• Young

Which feral child was brought up by dogs in the Ukraine?

• Oxana

• Genie

• Bruce Reimer

• Alana