Culture and Socialisation · Class 11 Sociology · Chapter 4
👥 Culture and Socialisation
CBSE Class 11 Humanities & Commerce · Sociology · Chapter 1
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| 85% | Material vs non-material culture + cultural lag (Ogburn) — Define both with one example each; state cultural lag + attribute to Ogburn; ONE worked example (cars/internet vs the laws governing them) plus ideally a fresh one. | 6 MARKS |
| 70% | Characteristics of culture (learned/shared/transmitted) — Name all key features and give one line of explanation each; stress LEARNED (not biological) and SHARED (not individual). | 4 MARKS |
| 65% | Agencies of socialisation and their roles — Define socialisation; then FAMILY · SCHOOL · PEER · MASS MEDIA with one distinct role each; close on their combined effect. | 6 MARKS |
| 60% | Ethnocentrism vs cultural relativism — Present them as OPPOSITES — judging by one's own standards vs understanding on a culture's own terms — with one example each. | 4 MARKS |
| 70% | Primary vs secondary socialisation / what is socialisation — Socialisation = lifelong learning of culture; PRIMARY = childhood/family, SECONDARY = later/school-peer-media. Add resocialisation if marks allow. | 3 MARKS |