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How do we learn our identity?

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • Society as a product of social construction: Culture
  • Society as a product of social construction: Norms
  • Society as a product of social construction: Values
  • Society as a product of social construction: Customs
  • Society as a product of social construction: Roles
  • Society as a product of social construction: Status (achieved/ascribed)
  • Society as a product of social construction: Stereotypes
  • How these concepts influence individual behaviour and social identity
  • The social construction of our identity: The nature–nurture debate
  • The social construction of our identity: The relativity of culture
  • The social construction of our identity: Socialisation
  • The social construction of our identity: Norms and values
  • Primary and secondary socialisation: Key agencies of socialisation: family; education; peer group; media; religion; workplace
  • Primary and secondary socialisation: The effectiveness of each agency in the socialisation process
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Canalisation
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Hidden curriculum
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Media representations
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Peer pressure
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Religious teachings
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Role modelling
  • Processes used by agencies of socialisation, e.g.: Workplace training
  • The debate between sociological perspectives and theories on socialisation: Consensus and conflict
  • The debate between sociological perspectives and theories on socialisation: Functionalist ideas: inadequate socialisation; social cohesion/value consensus
  • The debate between sociological perspectives and theories on socialisation: Marxist ideas: socialisation into capitalist ideology; reproduction of social class
  • The debate between sociological perspectives and theories on socialisation: Feminist ideas: gender role socialisation into masculinity/femininity

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