Society and Culture flashcards

95 HSC Society and Culture cards across 3 modules (17 definitions, 72 key facts, 6 fill-the-gap, 0 formulas). Each session gives you 20 cards, due cards first. Swipe right for easy, left for hard, down for again. Keyboard: Space to flip, 1 to 4 to rate.

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Definition
The fundamental concepts in the HSC Society and Culture core
Define Culture
Culture is the shared knowledge, values, beliefs, customs, language and material objects of a group. Culture is learned and transmitted, which is why it can show both continuity and change.
Definition
Belief systems and ideologies in the HSC Society and Culture depth study options
Define Ideology
An ideology is a coherent system of ideas, values and beliefs about how society should be organised and how power should be distributed, usually political or economic in focus. Examples include liberalism, socialism, conservatism, feminism, nationalism and environmentalism.
Fill the gap
The Personal Interest Project in the HSC Society and Culture course
The ___ states the topic, aim, central material and cross-cultural focus.
The Introduction states the topic, aim, central material and cross-cultural focus.
Definition
Social and cultural research methods in the HSC Society and Culture core
Define Reliability
Reliability is consistency: would the method give similar results if repeated? Validity is accuracy: does the method actually measure what it claims to? Triangulation, using multiple methods or sources, strengthens both by cross-checking findings and reducing the impact of any single method's weakness.
Definition
The nature and types of belief systems and ideologies in the HSC Society and Culture options
Define Ideology
An ideology is an organised system of political, economic and social ideas that explains how society works and how it ought to be organised, and that typically motivates collective action. Examples include liberalism, conservatism, socialism, feminism and environmentalism.
Key fact
The cross-cultural component of the Personal Interest Project in HSC Society and Culture
Tell me about The forms a cross-cultural comparison can take
The comparison does not have to be between two countries. It can take several forms.
Definition
Social theories and perspectives in the HSC Society and Culture core
Define Social theory
A social theory is a framework of ideas used to explain how societies work, why they persist and why they change, and how individuals relate to social structures. Each theory foregrounds different features of social life, so a theory is a lens that reveals some things clearly while leaving others in shadow.
Definition
Deviance in the HSC Society and Culture Social Conformity and Nonconformity option
Define Deviance
Deviance is behaviour that breaches the significant norms of a group or society and attracts disapproval or sanction. Deviance is broader than crime, which is specifically behaviour that breaches the law and attracts formal legal sanction.
Key fact
PIP methodology, the log and research ethics in HSC Society and Culture
Tell me about Choosing and integrating methods
A strong PIP selects methods that fit the research question and the cross-cultural comparison, and integrates primary and secondary research.
Definition
Power, authority and globalisation in the HSC Society and Culture core
Define Authority
Authority is power that is accepted as legitimate by those subject to it. Sociologist Max Weber identified three pure types: traditional authority (custom and inheritance), charismatic authority (the personal appeal of a leader) and rational-legal authority (rules and offices, as in a modern bureaucracy or parliament).