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WorksheetsPatterns of Social inequality and Exclusion
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is social inequality ?
The difference between groups in a stratification system. For example when one group has more wealth or income.
The opportunity to improve your life and make it better
Having a higher status than another person.
Having more access to sweets and games than someone else.
We can understand social inequality from a macrosociological perspective because...
lived experience is impacted by gender, race and class
we see inequality in every day life
some people work harder than others
meritocracy is focused on structure rather than individual
What are life chances?
The strata or layer in a stratification system.
The opportunities that people have to improve their lives
The chance to get a good education
The opportunity to eat delicious ice-cream every week.
Which of the following BEST defines social stratification?
The poor being forced down by the wealthy
Social minorities being mistreated by the majority
The social elites being propped up by the poor
Dividing people into a hierarchy
All of the following are dimensions of social stratification EXCEPT
Biology
Prestige
Power
Wealth
This aspect of society is defined as living below an established means of living
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Poverty
Wealth
Which of the following BEST defines prejudice?
An unsupported generalization about a category of people
An unpopular political belief
A religious belief that contradicts social norms
The denial of equal treatment based a person's grouping
Which of the following BEST defines discrimination?
An unsupported generalization about a category of people
An unpopular political belief
A religious belief that contradicts social norms
The denial of equal treatment based a person's grouping
Another meaning of discrimination can be --
Attitude or prejudging
Distinctive cultural characteristics
Act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or group
Distinguishing physical characteristics
Javi lives in the city and does not own a car, therefore he takes Ubers often to get where he needs to. In the last few months, every time he has had a female driver it has been a terrible experience. Now if he sees that he is matched with a female driver he will cancel the Uber and find another one with a male driver. Javi's actions best represent the idea of:
Predjudice
Stereotyping
De Jure Discrimination
Discrimination
What are the differences between prejudice and discrimination?
Prejudice is an opinion, not an act.
Stereotypes occur only in discrimination.
Discrimination is a set of values.
Prejudice can be positive.
What is poverty?
when resources (like money) in society are unevenly distributed to its population. It is often seen as unfairness between social classes
refers to the minimum level of income that a person needs to feed, clothe and shelter themselves
It is hunger. It is lack of shelter. It is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. It is not having access to school and not knowing how to read.
People who live in extreme poverty often lack the following:
Education
Healthcare
Housing
All of these things
Reservation policy is a process of reserving certain percentage of seats for a certain classes such as (a)
Kaka kelkar commission is related to......
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
The National Scheduled Tribes Commission
The backward class commission
The Anglo Indian community
The reservation policy recommended by
Mandal Commission
Kaka Kalelkar Commission
Both of these
None of these
Reservation in educational institutions mentioned in the article....
Article 15(4) & 46
Article 16(4)
Article 333
Article 320
Mandal commission was established in
1949
1950
1979
1987
Which commission introduced the new category of other backward classes (OBCs).
Mandal commission
Kothari commission
Ranganath commission
Kelkar committee
Under which constitutional amendment act gave the way for reservation for OBCs, SCs and STs in private educational institution
74
75
47
93
When did Kelkar committee established?
1953
1959
1979
1969
Select the law enacted by parliament for the welfare of women.
Special marriage act of 1955
Dowry prohibited act of 1961
Equaly remuneration act of 1976
All of the above
Women in India are discriminated in;
Political life
Social life
Economic life
All of the above
In local self- government institutions at least one third of all positions are reserved for :
Men
Women
Children
Scheduled tribes
Which leader worked for the elimination of caste system in India?
Jatiba Phule, Dr B.R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram .
Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.
"The awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society"
Thinking away from one's usual day-to-day life and look at the world in a new way. Is known as:
Sociological Perspective
Sociological Imagination
conflict perspective
functionalist perspective
In the middle ages what do people thought about disability
Disabilities were link to cultural and religious beliefs
Disabilities were not link to cultural and religious beliefs
Disabilities were link to cultural beliefs
Disabilities were link to religious beliefs
The treatment to disability people has to be
Non-discrimination
Inclusion in society and effective participation
Equality of opportunities
Accesibility
Equality between men and women
Disabled people experience the same amount of discrimination in the work place, as non-disabled people.
True
False
A person with a Disability wants you to feel sorry for them?
True
False
A person with a physical disability is always in a wheel chair?
True
False
Ignorance is an attitudinal barrier
True
False
Specialist transport is provided for people who cannot access mainstream transport.
Social Model
Medical Model
Pitying a person with a disability is an attitudinal barrier.
False
True
What is the definition of Disability?
A disability is an impairment/handicap condition that prevents a person from perform weekly living skills.
A disability is a mental/physical condition that prevents a person from perform monthly living skills.
A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, for example, walking, thinking, seeing, speaking or hearing.
