CBSE Class 11 Sociology Terms Concepts And Their Uses Worksheet Set 01

 TERMS, CONCEPTS & THEIR USES

Fill in the blanks

1. Caste is a status based on ............................ attributes.

2. Caste is detrmined by ................ whereas, caste is determined by ..........

3. ............................ is considered to be the most ‘ritually’ pure caste.

4. The term ................. is used to refer to a small group of people connected by face to face interction.

5. ............................ is an extreme form of inequality in which a person is completely owned by another person.

6. ......................... is the dynamic/behavioural aspect of status.

7. . .................. reinforces socially accepted forms of behaviour.

Choose the right answer

1. A social group is characterised by ..............................

a. Lack of sense of belongingness    b. Lack of face to face interaction
c. impersonal relationship               d. stable pattern of interaction.

2. The sociologist who has been credited with carrying out census in Rampura in 1948......................

a. M.N. Srinivas    b. Auguste Comte    c. D.P. Mukherjee    d. None of the above Correct the statement

1. Out groups are characterised by a sense of belongingness.

2. Stratification does not lead to inequality in terms of its access to material and symbolic resources.

State whether true or false

1. Stratification based on class is determined by birth.

2. Role conflict is the process of strengthening some specific role for members of the society.

3. Ideas of deviance are never challenged in society.

4. The functionalist perspective justifies the use of force to regulateindividual behaviour.

5. Secondary groups are relatively small in size, characterised by personal relationships.

6. A class of students is an example of Quasi Group.

Answer in 30 Words (2 marks each)

1. Define Social Groups. What are its characteristics?

2. What is an Aggregate?

3. Define a Quasi-Group.

4. What is Role-Conflict & Role-Stereotyping?

Answer in 80 Words (4 marks each)

1. What are the dissimilarities of In-Group & Out-Group?

2. Discuss the difference between a Primary & a Secondary Group.

3. Write a note on Reference Group & Peer Group.

4. Discuss the importance of Community & Association.

5. What is meant by Ascribed Status & Achieved Status?

6. Define Social Stratification. Mention its various types.

7. Discuss Slavery & Estate System as the basis of Social Stratification.

8. Write note on Caste as the basis of Social Stratification.

9. How do the Functionalists & Conflict theorists view Social control?

10. Write a note on Folkways & Mores as means of Social Control.

11. ‘Social Control can be Positive or Negative’. Explain.

12. Write a Short note on Law.

13. How does Sociologists like T. B. Bottomore & Anthony Gideons divide Class?

14. Discuss Formal & informal Groups.

Answer in 200 Words (6 marks each)

1. Discuss the twin concepts of Status & Role with examples.

2. Explain the Class system as envisaged by Karl Marx & Max Weber.

3. What is Social Control? Discuss its various forms.

4. What are the mechanisms of Social Control?

5. Discuss Class as a basis of Stratification.

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