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Class-XII

Chapter-5

Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Home Assignment

 (1 marks)
1) ___________ and ___________ are social because they are not about
individuals but about groups.
2) Patterns of unequal access to social resources are commonly called

_________
3) _________ refers to a system by which categories of people in a
society are ranked in a hierarchy.
a) Social Inequality
b) Social exclusion
c) Social Hierarchy
d) Social Stratification

4) The ascribes aspect of social inequality is reinforced by the practice of
________.

5) The pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group
towards another are known as Stereotypes. (State True/False)
6) _________ is not the outcome of ‘natural’ difference between people,
but is produced by the society in which they live.
7) Prejudices are often grounded in__________.
8) _______ behaviour or practices may be presented as motivated by

other, more justifiable reasons rather than prejudice.
9) ________ is not accidental but systematic, it is the result of structural
features of society.
10) The ways in which individuals may become cutoff from full
involvement in the wider society is known as ________.

a) Social Inclusion
b) Social Exclusion