Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology · Class 11 Sociology · Chapter 2
👥 Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology
CBSE Class 11 Humanities & Commerce · Sociology · Chapter 1
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| 85% | Primary vs secondary groups with examples — Define 'social group' first; contrast on size / intimacy / purpose; give family vs company; note it is type-not-importance and credit Cooley. | 4 MARKS |
| 75% | Ascribed vs achieved status + status-set / role conflict — Sex/caste (ascribed) vs doctor/captain (achieved); name the status-set; end on a role-conflict example (working mother). | 4 MARKS |
| 70% | Four systems of social stratification — Define stratification + open/closed axis; one sentence each on slavery / estate / caste / class; clinch with caste-vs-class (closed vs open). | 6 MARKS |
| 60% | Formal vs informal social control and sanctions — Informal (praise, gossip, ridicule) vs formal (law, courts, police); note sanctions can be positive OR negative; one example each. | 4 MARKS |
| 55% | In-group vs out-group / reference group / community vs society — In-group = 'we' (Sumner), out-group = 'they'; reference group = the model one judges oneself by; community = Gemeinschaft, society = Gesellschaft (Tonnies). | 2 MARKS |
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