📚 Year 10 Cambridge Sociology: Formula & Theorem Quick-Reference | Year 10 Cambridge 社会学公式定理速查手册
Sociology does not have mathematical formulas like physics, but it does have theoretical ‘formulas’ and ‘theorems’ — well-established principles that explain how societies work. This quick-reference handbook condenses the key theories, concepts and models from the Cambridge IGCSE Sociology syllabus into handy formulas, theorems and reference tables. Use it to revise and to connect ideas across topics such as family, education, crime and media.
社会学没有像物理学那样的数学公式，但确有理论“公式”与“定理”——即解释社会运作方式的成熟原则。这本速查手册将剑桥 IGCSE 社会学考纲中的核心理论、概念和模型浓缩为实用公式、定理和参考表格，帮助你复习并串联家庭、教育、犯罪与媒体等主题。
1. Consensus vs Conflict Theories | 共识与冲突理论
Consensus Theorem: Society functions as an integrated system where each part contributes to stability (Functionalism).
共识定理：社会作为一个整合系统运作，各部分都有助于稳定（功能主义）。
Functionalism, associated with Durkheim and Parsons, compares society to a living organism. Institutions such as the family, education and religion perform essential functions that maintain social order and value consensus. For example, the family provides primary socialisation, while education transmits shared norms and skills, ensuring society runs smoothly.
功能主义与涂尔干和帕森斯相关，将社会比作生命有机体。家庭、教育和宗教等机构履行维持社会秩序和价值共识的基本功能。例如，家庭提供初级社会化，而教育传递共同的规范与技能，确保社会平稳运行。
Conflict Theorem: Social order is maintained through the dominance of powerful groups over less powerful ones (Marxism, Feminism).
冲突定理：社会秩序通过强势群体对弱势群体的支配得以维持（马克思主义、女性主义）。
Marxist theory argues that society is structured by class conflict between the bourgeoisie (owners of production) and the proletariat (workers). The ruling class controls institutions such as the legal system and mass media to legitimise inequality. Similarly, feminist theories highlight gender-based conflict and patriarchy as a system of male dominance in both private and public spheres.
马克思主义理论认为，社会由资产阶级（生产资料所有者）和无产阶级（工人）之间的阶级冲突所构成。统治阶级控制法律和大众媒体等机构，使不平等合法化。类似地，女性主义理论强调基于性别的冲突，并将父权制视为一种在公私领域普遍存在的男性支配体系。
2. Social Action & Interaction | 社会行动与互动
Interaction Theorem: People create society through everyday interactions and shared meanings (Symbolic Interactionism).
互动定理：人们通过日常互动和共享意义创造社会（符号互动论）。
Unlike structural theories, symbolic interactionism focuses on micro-level processes. George Herbert Mead argued that the self develops through social interaction and role-taking. Erving Goffman used the dramaturgical model: we present ourselves differently depending on the audience, managing impressions to shape how others see us. Meaning is constantly negotiated through symbols, language and gestures.
与结构理论不同，符号互动论关注微观层面的过程。乔治·赫伯特·米德认为，自我通过社会互动和角色扮演发展起来。欧文·戈夫曼运用拟剧模型：我们根据观众的不同来呈现自己，管理印象以影响他人对我们的看法。意义通过符号、语言和手势不断地被协商。
Labelling Theorem: Deviance is not inherent in an act but is created by the labels society attaches to it (Becker).
标签定理：越轨并非行为本身固有，而是由社会贴上的标签所创造（贝克尔）。
Howard Becker argued that no act is inherently deviant; it becomes deviant only when powerful groups successfully label it as such. Once labelled, individuals may accept the label and adopt a deviant career — a process called secondary deviance (Lemert). This theorem is vital for understanding crime, education (labelling by teachers) and media stereotyping.
霍华德·贝克尔认为，没有任何行为天生就是越轨的；只有当强势群体成功将其标签为越轨时才成为越轨。一旦被贴上标签，个体可能接受该标签并走上越轨生涯——这一过程被称为次级越轨（莱默特）。这一理论对于理解犯罪、教育（教师贴标签）和媒体刻板印象至关重要。
3. Culture, Norms & Socialisation | 文化、规范与社会化
Culture Relativity Theorem: Norms and values vary across cultures and change over time; no culture is inherently superior.
文化相对性定理：规范与价值观因文化而异，并随时间变化；没有一种文化生而优越。
Sociologists adopt cultural relativism — judging a culture by its own standards rather than by the standards of another. For instance, what counts as ‘normal’ family structure or gender role differs between societies and historical periods. Subcultures within a larger society may develop their own distinct norms and values, sometimes opposing mainstream culture (countercultures).
社会学家秉持文化相对主义——用该文化自身的标准去评判它，而非用其他文化的标准。例如，被视为“正常”的家庭结构或性别角色，在不同社会和历史时期差异很大。大社会中的亚文化可能发展出独特的规范和价值观，有时与主流文化对立（反文化）。
Socialisation Theorem: Individuals learn culture through primary and secondary socialisation, internalising the norms and values of their society.
社会化定理：个体通过初级和次级社会化学习文化，内化所处社会的规范与价值观。
Primary socialisation, mainly by the family, teaches basic language, norms and emotional bonds in early childhood. Secondary socialisation occurs through agencies such as schools, peer groups, media and religion, where individuals learn wider social roles. Successful socialisation leads to value consensus; poor socialisation is often linked to deviance.
初级社会化主要由家庭完成，在儿童早期教授基本语言、规范和情感纽带。次级社会化通过学校、同辈群体、媒体和宗教等机构进行，个体在此习得更广泛的社会角色。成功的社会化带来价值共识；社会化不良常与越轨行为相关。
4. Social Stratification & Inequality | 社会分层与不平等
Weber’s Multidimensional Stratification Theorem: Class, status and party are three distinct, interacting dimensions of inequality.
韦伯多维分层定理：阶级、地位和政党是三种不同且互动的不平等维度。
Max Weber disagreed with Marx’s purely economic class model. He identified class (economic position based on market situation), status (social prestige and lifestyle) and party (political power) as separate sources of stratification. A person may have high status but low class, or vice versa. This model helps explain complex inequalities, such as those based on ethnicity or gender, which cannot be reduced to income alone.
马克斯·韦伯不认同马克思纯经济阶级模型。他识别出阶级（基于市场处境的经济地位）、地位（社会声望与生活方式）和政党（政治权力）作为分层三个独立来源。一个人可能地位高但阶级低，反之亦然。该模型有助于解释复杂的、不能仅归结为收入的不平等，如基于种族或性别的不平等。
Functionalist Stratification Theorem: Inequality is necessary to ensure that the most talented fill the most important roles (Davis & Moore).
功能主义分层定理：不平等是必要的，以确保最有才能的人担任最重要的角色（戴维斯与摩尔）。
Davis and Moore argued that social stratification is a universal functional necessity. Important positions requiring scarce talent or long training must offer higher rewards (pay, status) to motivate individuals. Critics point out that this theory justifies inequality and ignores barriers like discrimination and inherited wealth that prevent true meritocracy.
戴维斯和摩尔认为，社会分层是一种普遍的功能需要。需要稀缺才能或长期训练的重要职位，必须提供更高回报（薪酬、地位）以激励个体。批评者指出，该理论为不平等辩护，并忽视了歧视和继承财富等障碍，这些障碍使真正的英才统治无法实现。
5. Measuring Social Class | 测量社会阶级
Occupational Classification Formula: Social class can be measured by the Registrar General’s Scale, based on occupation.
职业分类公式：社会阶级可以用基于职业的注册总署量表来测量。
The Registrar General’s Scale groups occupations into a hierarchy of social classes, widely used in UK official statistics and sociological research.
注册总署量表将职业归入社会阶级层次，广泛用于英国官方统计和社会学研究。
| Class (RG Scale) | 阶级（注册总署量表） | Examples | 示例 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Professional | I 专业 | Doctors, lawyers | 医生、律师 |
| II Intermediate | II 中间 | Nurses, managers | 护士、管理者 |
| III (N) Skilled non-manual | III (N) 熟练非体力 | Clerks, shop assistants | 职员、店员 |
| III (M) Skilled manual | III (M) 熟练体力 | Electricians, plumbers | 电工、水管工 |
| IV Partly skilled | IV 半熟练 | Farm workers, postal workers | 农场工人、邮递员 |
| V Unskilled | V 非熟练 | Cleaners, labourers | 清洁工、劳工 |
The more recent NS-SEC (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification) adds employment relations — whether a worker is an employer, self-employed or an employee — to refine the ‘formula’ and better capture contemporary class positions.
较新的 NS-SEC（国家统计社会经济分类）增加了雇佣关系维度——劳动者是雇主、自雇者还是雇员——以完善这一“公式”，更好捕捉当代阶级位置。
6. Poverty Lines: Absolute & Relative | 贫困线：绝对与相对
Absolute Poverty Formula: Income falls below the minimum level required to satisfy basic physical needs for survival.
绝对贫困公式：收入低于满足生存所需最低物质需求的水平。
Absolute poverty is measured by a fixed threshold, such as the World Bank’s international poverty line (e.g. $2.15 per day, 2017 PPP). It focuses on lack of food, clean water, shelter and health care. This measure is most useful for global comparisons and remains the basis for development goals.
绝对贫困用固定阈值测量，如世界银行的国际贫困线（例如按2017年购买力平价每天2.15美元）。它关注缺乏食物、洁净饮水、住所和医疗。该指标最适于全球比较，并仍是发展目标的基础。
Relative Poverty Formula: Household income below 60% of the median equivalised household income in a given society.
相对贫困公式：家庭收入低于所在社会中位等值化家庭收入的60%。
Relative poverty is defined in relation to the general living standards of a society. In the UK and EU, it is commonly calculated as below 60% of median household income after housing costs. Because the threshold rises as average incomes rise, relative poverty can exist even in wealthy societies and reflects social exclusion.
相对贫困是相对于社会的普遍生活水平定义的。在英国和欧盟，它通常按住房成本后家庭收入中位数的60%计算。由于阈值随平均收入提高而提高，相对贫困即使在富裕社会中也存在，并反映社会排斥。
| Poverty Type | 贫困类型 | Key Criterion | 主要标准 | Example Threshold | 示例阈值 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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