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Introduction to Key Ideas and Concepts
Sociology students come from a variety of different backgrounds – educational and otherwise. I...
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Socialisation
The nature versus nurture debate also ties in with socialisation as it is through the process ...
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Induction Week
Some schools and colleges have a set period of time at the start of the academic year where th...
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Identity
Identity is again another extremely complex and debated term. Put simply, identity refers to o...
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Culture
The cultural theorist Raymond Williams once described ‘culture’ as one of the most difficult word...