Core Concepts

2. our place in the social hierarchy
5. a widely held belief about a group or person
7. the part we play in a social situation
9. when people imitate someone, usually of the same gender, who is of higher status than them
10. a reaction to behaviour which aims to encourage or discourage it
13. when more than one culture exists in a society, but all are celebrated
15. the norms, values, beliefs etc. that differ in each society
17. the idea that human behaviour is taught through socialisation
18. when more than one culture exists in a society
19. when children are socialised into gender norms through toys or activities
20. the things that people in a society believe are important

1. the idea that human behaviour is innate and predetermined
3. the process by which we learn the norms, values etc of our culture
4. the people or institutions that socialise us
6. our first experience of learning our culture
8. when things in a society change, for example, technology or demographic
11. the way we see ourselves in relation to others (includes nationality, gender, language etc)
12. the behaviours that are expected or accepted in a society
14. when we move on from the familyy and are influenced by other people/institutions
16. a smaller group in society with their own norms and values