1. Presentation 1: Key sociological terms
Health & Social Care • Unit 7
Presentation 1: Key sociological terms
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2. Health & Social Care • Unit 7
Culture: The values, beliefs, language, rituals, customs and rules associated with a particular society or social group. Values: Values are the beliefs and principles that establish what is important and seen as worthwhile in a society, what is good or bad, what we are proud of, and what should be avoided. Norms: The guidelines or rules that govern how we behave in society or in groups within that society.
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3. Health & Social Care • Unit 7
Socialisation: The process of learning the usual ways of behaving in a society. Primary socialisation: The first stage in the socialisation of children that normally takes place within the family. Secondary socialisation: The socialisation that takes place as we move into social settings beyond the family or place of our primary socialisation, e.g. nursery, school and friendship groups.
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4. Health & Social Care • Unit 7
Social status: A social position within a society or group, e.g. doctor, nurse, mother or carer, which carries with it particular social expectations or expected ways of behaving. Social role: A term closely linked with social status, referring to the social expectations associated with holding a particular position in a society or group.
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