Knowledge Organiser - Introduction to Sociology

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Across
  1. 2. Cultural d___________ describes how our society contains people who come from a range of different cultures, and they might have slightly different norms and values to our own
  2. 3. Describes the area of the world and the culture that your family belongs to
  3. 8. our behaviour is strongly influenced by how we have been socialised in the early stages of our lives.
  4. 9. _____________ social control Describes groups whose job is to enforce society’s norms and values. The police and courts can use negative sanctions to punish us if we break the law by giving us fines or prison
  5. 11. Describes how society expects us to act based on our
Down
  1. 1. Describes how likely it is that we will be able to have a happy, healthy and successful lives. This depends on receiving good primary socialisation and a good education. It can be affected by gender, ethnicity or class
  2. 4. _____________ social control Describes groups who influence us to follow society’s norms and values. It includes parents and friends. We value these groups and we follow the rules so we do not disappoint them
  3. 5. Describes how we see ourselves and how other people in society see us. These can be influenced by our social class, gender, or ethnicity. We need to feel our identity is recognised by others
  4. 6. The opposite of nature theory, this describes the belief
  5. 7. Describes the way of life of a society. This includes its language, history, norms, values, tradition and food. It also forms a part of our identity and how we are seen by others
  6. 10. Describes how parents try to make their children have interests or play with toys which they feel are appropriate for their gender, e.g. guns and swords for boys, dolls for girls