1. Starter
Individually, define the following key concepts and provide an example:
Norms
Formal social control
Primary socialisation
Ascribed status
Social institution
Identity
Role conflict
Informal social control
Value
Achieved status

2. Social Class Gender Ethnicity
Key Concepts

3. Learning Objectives
To define key concepts of social class, gender and ethnicity.
To identify features of these concepts.

4. Social Class In pairs, define the term social class.
What determines the class you are in?
Social class refers to a group of people in a similar economic situation, such as occupation and income.
It can have significant effects on people’s life chances in society, including:
Their level of education
Their social status
Their leisure activities
Their type of housing
Social mobility refers to the ability of people to move from one class to another.

5. Types of Social Class Upper class Middle class Working class
Types of job/occupation
Features
Examples
Upper class
Middle class
Working class
Underclass

6. Gender 1) What does the term ‘gender’ refer to?
2) What does the term ‘sex’ refer to?
The dominant (hegemonic) gender identities in the UK are:
Hegemonic masculinity
Hegemonic femininity
3) Note down the key features of each type of gender identity. Think about:
a) Expected behaviours
b) Hobbies/interests
c)Job roles

7. Ethnicity What does the term ethnicity refer to?
List examples of ethnic groups in the UK.
Ethnicity refers to the shared culture of a social group which gives its members a common identity.
Examples include:
African Caribbean
Indian Asian
Chinese
White British
Black British