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Culture and Socialisation

Mizoram Board · Class 11 · Sociology

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Understanding Culture

  • Culture is the common understanding learned and developed through social interaction
  • Culture provides a 'map' to navigate society, just like a physical map helps navigate territory
  • Culture is dynamic and constantly evolving - elements are added, deleted, expanded, and rearranged
2

Dimensions of Culture

  • Three main dimensions: Cognitive, Normative, and Material
  • Cognitive dimension: How we process information and give meaning (recognizing sounds, understanding symbols)
  • Normative dimension: Rules of conduct including folkways, mores, customs, conventions, and laws
3

Cultural Change and Contact

  • Cultural change can be evolutionary (gradual) or revolutionary (rapid and radical)
  • Internal causes: new methods of farming, technological innovations
  • External causes: conquest, colonization, contact with other cultures
4

Socialisation Process

  • Socialisation is the lifelong process of learning to become a member of society
  • Primary socialisation occurs in early childhood within the family
  • Secondary socialisation continues throughout life in schools and other institutions

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Culture is the common understanding developedCulture has three interconnected dimensionsSocialisation is the lifelong process wherebyPrimary socialisation occurs in early childhoodVarious institutions and groups that teach

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