Sociology A-Level
Socialisation and Identity Formation
What Socialisation and Identity Formation means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Socialisation and Identity Formation
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The process through which the self and identity are socially caused by structural factors and socially constructed through interaction.
Topics that use Socialisation and Identity Formation
- Culture and Identity (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Folk culture
- Mass culture
- Structuralism versus Interactionism
- High culture
- Popular culture
- Power and Inequality
- The Social Construction of Reality
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