Tag: socialisation

  • Symbolic Interactionism and Socialisation

    socialisation is an active process of social interaction

  • Why do Males and Females Choose Different Subjects?

    parental and teacher stereotypes combine to reinforce gendered subject images!

  • Socialisation

    Socialisation is the process whereby an individual learns the norms and values of a culture. Giddens and Sutton (2017) provide a lengthier definition: For sociologists socialization is the process whereby the helpless human infant becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable person, skilled in the ways of the culture into which he or she was born. Socialization of…

  • Functionalism in Pictures

    A selection of images to represent some of the main Functionalist concepts for A level sociology. Concepts covered include the organic analogy, socialisation, integration, regulation, anomie and more!

  • Gender and Education: Good Resources

    Useful links to quantitative and qualitative research studies, statistics, researchers, and news paper articles relevant to gender and education. These links should be of interest to students studying A-level and degree level sociology, as well as anyone with a general interest in the relationship between gender, gender identity, differential educational achievement and differences in subject…

  • No More Boys and Girls

    No More Boys and Girls (BBC, August 2017) BBC programme documents a 6 week experiment in gender neutrality carried out with one year 3 primary school class in primary school on the Isle of White…. Can our kids go gender free? Doctor Javid Abdelmoneim (*) believes that these attitudes are not just the result of biology,…

  • Meet the Natives (Sociology on T.V.)

    Meet the Natives involves five people from a tropical island visiting a ‘strange land called England’, where they find many of the customs unusual. At various points throughout the video the ‘natives’ from Oceania have problems understanding British dinner rituals, the food we eat, housework/ the amount of stuff we have and even the concept…

  • An Introduction to Culture, Socialisation, and Social Norms

    In sociology, it is essential to understand the social context in which human behaviour takes place – and this involves understanding the culture in which social action occurs. Culture is a very broad concept which encompasses the norms, values, customs, traditions, habits, skills, knowledge, beliefs and the whole way of life of a group of…

  • A Level Sociology Key Terms – Families and Households

    A selected list of some of the most important key terms in AS Level and A Level Sociology – families and households. NB this is not an exhaustive list, just a starting point!  Bean Pole Family A family with a long, thin structure. For example, there might be 4 generations alive, but each generation hasn’t…

  • Gender and Crime: Sex-Role Theory

    Sex Role Theory explains gendered differences in offending in terms of the differences in gender socialization, gender roles and gendered identities. The norms and values associated with traditional femininity are not conducive to crime, while the norms and values associated with traditional masculinity are more likely to lead to crime. Female socialisation, traditional female roles…