Culture and Socialisation

What are values in a society?

• Principles and beliefs that a society judges to be important

• Behaviour which is normal and socially acceptable

• Distinctive characteristics of a society's culture

• Minority groups that share different norms and beliefs

What are norms in a society?

• Principles and beliefs that a society judges to be important

• Behaviour which is considered socially acceptable

• Distinctive characteristics of a society's culture

• Minority groups that share different norms and beliefs

What are subcultures?

• Minority groups that share different norms and values within a mainstream culture

• Cultural products and activities with high status

• A localised set of norms and values, often based on local traditions

• Ethnic groups that follow their own customs and traditions

What does high culture refer to?

• Minority groups that share different norms and beliefs

• Cultural products and activities with high status

• Youth groups that differentiate themselves from mainstream society

• Ethnic groups that follow their own customs and traditions

What is primary socialisation?

• The process of learning cultural values and norms in early childhood

• The process of learning cultural values and norms outside the family

• The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society

• The growing trend of global cultural products and services

What is cultural diversity?

• The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society

• The process of learning cultural values and norms in early childhood

• The growing trend of global cultural products and services

• The acquisition of high-status goods and brands

What is secondary socialisation?

• The process of learning cultural values and norms in early childhood

• The process of learning cultural values and norms outside the family

• The growing trend of global cultural products and services

• The acquisition of high-status goods and brands

What is consumer culture?

• The process of learning cultural values and norms in early childhood

• The process of learning cultural values and norms outside the family

• The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society

• The encouragement of materialism and consumerism through mass media and advertising

Which of the following is a formal agency of social control?

• Families

• Peer groups

• Police

• Religion

What is the role of the police in social control?

• Rewarding good behavior

• Issuing formal warnings

• Promoting workers

• Excommunicating sinners