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15. _____ attributes ascribed by birth in a caste society define an
individual’s position more completely than they do in class society.

16. _______ and _______ are often wrongly seen as fixed and unchanging.
17. Individuals understand and assume _______ through an on-going

process of social interaction.
18. ________ is a social position that a person occupies voluntarily by

personal achievements, ability, virtues and choices.
19. Role conflict is the _________ among roles corresponding to one or

more status.

 (2 marks)

1. What is a social group?
2. What do you mean by Quasi group?

3. Define Primary group

4. What is reference group?
5. What do you understand by Community?

6. What do you understand by Social Stratification?
7. Define Social Control

8. Write the two bases of class stratification.
9. What do you understand by Role conflict?
10. What do you understand by caste based stratification?

 (4 marks)

1. Define the characteristics of Social group
2. What is secondary group? Give its two characteristics

3. Distinguish between caste and class
4. Write down the importance of social control.

 (6 marks)

1. “Status and Prestige are interconnected terms”. Explain the statement