WorksheetsUCSP
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which statement best defines social science in this course context?
Study of natural phenomena in laboratories
Study of market prices and accounting rules
Study of social structure and human behavior
Study of moral virtues and metaphysics
Which list correctly identifies branches commonly included in social science?
Theology, Aesthetics, Logic
Geography, History, Demography
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Architecture, Music, Fine Arts
Which subfield of anthropology focuses on human evolution and physical appearance?
Archaeology
Linguistic anthropology
Cultural anthropology
Physical anthropology
Which approach is part of anthropological method?
Computer simulations of atoms
Holism and cultural relativism
Deductive geometry proofs
Randomized clinical trials
Who is noted as the father of American anthropology in this material?
Max Weber
Aristotle
Auguste Comte
Franz Boas
What goal is central to anthropology as taught here?
Predict stock market trends
Study fossils and human adaptation
Model planetary motion
Design legal contracts
Sociology is characterized in this course as the scientific study of which focus?
Human society and group behavior
Supreme Court case law
Individual brain chemistry
Trade routes and climate change
Which thinker is identified as the father of sociology?
Sigmund Freud
Émile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
Political science studies power, law, and governance to understand what?
How poems create meaning
How stars form and collapse
How cells divide and mutate
How decisions are made and used
Which branch of government is responsible for making laws in this framework?
Administrative branch
Legislative branch
Executive branch
Judicial branch
Which statement best defines culture in this context?
Genetic traits passed through generations
A way of life shaped by shared meanings
Economic systems organizing production and trade
Government policies regulating social behavior
Which is an example of material culture?
Smartphones used daily
Honesty as a moral value
Respecting elders in greetings
Belief in personal integrity
Which term describes abstract human creations like beliefs and values?
Legal structures
Formal institutions
Material culture
Non-material culture
Which norm category covers routine conventions such as saying “po” or “opo”?
Folkways
Mores
Laws
Taboos
Stealing is wrong because it violates norms with moral significance. Which category is this?
Laws
Folkways
Taboos
Mores
Cannibalism is treated as a forbidden act with the strongest negative sanctions. Which category fits?
Taboos
Customs
Mores
Folkways
Which characteristic emphasizes that culture changes to solve problems?
Patterned social interactions
Dynamic, flexible, adaptive
Requires language for communication
Transmitted through socialization
Which driver of social change is illustrated by rising healthcare needs due to population shifts?
Technological innovation
Legal reforms
Population changes
Environmental pressures
Which statement best describes cultural relativism?
Viewing behaviors within their cultural context
Preferring foreign customs over local ones
Judging all cultures by universal standards
Believing one culture is naturally superior
What is a core feature of ethnocentrism?
Equal respect for all traditions
Explaining customs through local meanings
Assuming cultural differences are harmless
Believing one’s culture is superior to others
Which habit is identified as a unique Filipino practice?
Eating exclusively with utensils
Siesta after midnight only
Living with parents into adulthood
Formal greetings without elders
Xenocentrism is best defined as
Rejection of all cultural symbols entirely
Preference for foreign cultures over one’s own
Loyalty to one’s homeland above all
Balanced appreciation of all cultures equally
Which example best shows bayanihan?
Strictly following individual preferences
Avoiding involvement in local issues
Communal unity in helping neighbors
Competing for personal gain alone
What is the primary purpose of social construction in culture?
To make symbols sensible to human perception
To remove abstract ideas from rituals
To deny that societies create shared meanings
To enforce legal penalties uniformly
Which pair correctly matches symbol and its function?
Symbol—represents something meaningful
Symbolism—removes cultural significance
Symbol—random decoration only
Symbolism—denies abstract interpretation
Which practice expresses respect for elders in Filipino culture?
Harana as a casual pastime
Mano po as a respectful gesture
Fiesta as a religious ceremony
Siesta as a daily rest period
Which idea best captures John Locke’s Tabula Rasa?
Infants possess innate moral truths
Infants are born as a clean slate
Infants inherit fixed social roles
Infants remember past-life knowledge
In Mead’s Imitation Stage, what does the child primarily do?
Form a complete sense of self
Mimic the behaviors of significant others
Invent original social rules
Integrate multiple adult roles fully
Which statement distinguishes enculturation from socialization?
Both are identical processes across fields
Enculturation is an anthropologist’s view; socialization is a sociologist’s view
Enculturation happens only in schools; socialization only at home
Socialization concerns language; enculturation concerns biology
During Mead’s Play Stage, what key change occurs?
Child rejects all social rules
Child achieves a full sense of self
Child masters complex legal norms
Child takes on different roles seen in adults
Which feature defines Mead’s Game Stage?
No real understanding of rules
Only understanding separate roles
Develops a full sense of self
Ignores how roles fit with others
Which example fits Primary Socialization?
Joining a college club
Starting a new job
Learning honoring gestures from family
Preparing for future adult roles
Which scenario best illustrates Secondary Socialization?
Teens anticipating workplace expectations
Employees adapting to a new organization’s rules
Toddlers learning family norms
Infants acquiring basic language at home
What is Anticipatory Socialization mainly about?
Fixing innate moral deficiencies
Practicing roles expected in the future
Returning to childhood habits
Rejecting all cultural norms
Which statement best describes the “Context” part of socialization?
It is the activity where norms are taught to novices
It records personal dreams and specific social demands
It denotes culture, language, social ranks within groups
It measures outcomes after exposure to processes
In socialization, what distinguishes “Content” from “Process”?
Content is rewards; process is punishments
Content is ranks; process is rules of society
Content is outcomes; process is individual identity
Content is what is passed; process is how it is taught
Which factor is listed as shaping one’s social identity and self-identity?
Environment, interactions, life experiences
Genetics, physiology, brain chemistry
Education, employment, income level
Religion, politics, economic system
What is the primary function of role/status in socialization?
To measure loss of belonging and purpose
To provide positive reinforcement and rewards
To internalize society’s values and norms
To control and guide behavior, especially youth
Durkheim’s concept of anomie most closely occurs during which conditions?
Periods of high conformity and low deviance
Rapid social, economic, or political change
Stable moral consensus and strong institutions
Increased education and technological progress
Which is a listed effect of anomie?
Greater social cohesion and solidarity
Identity and social roles no longer valued
Enhanced personal dreams and goal setting
More positive reinforcement and praise
How is deviance defined in contrast to crime?
Deviance is punished by rewards; crime by shame
Deviance is legal behavior; crime is moral behavior
Deviance violates written codes; crime violates customs
Deviance violates unwritten norms; crime violates written laws
Which statement captures how norms/values shape behavior?
They shape acceptable behavior and thinking in society
They create confusion about norms and belonging
They cause disconnection from society and increased crime
They replace identity with purposelessness and hopelessness
Which statement best captures the idea that deviance is relative to cultural norms?
All societies label the same acts as deviant
Deviance exists independently of social expectations
Deviance always violates universal moral principles
An act is deviant only within specific societal norms
What does it mean that deviance is socially labeled?
Deviance is judged by observers in society
Deviance disappears when laws are repealed
Deviance is biologically predetermined at birth
Deviance is fixed by natural law universally
Which view links deviance to social power?
Deviance is unrelated to political authority
Norms and laws reflect existing power relations
Deviance is always a personal moral failure
Powerful people never define social norms
Which feature best distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?
Interactions that are impersonal and short-term
Long-lasting intimate relationships among members
Focus on task efficiency and formal roles
Membership based on temporary shared goals
Which characteristic is typical of secondary groups?
Intimacy and long-term personal bonds dominate
Common interests bind members more than relationships
Deep emotional ties form the core of membership
Members rarely coordinate around shared goals
What is a reference group used for?
A replacement for all primary relationships
A standard for self-evaluation and behavior
A source of mandatory membership and loyalty
A legal authority for enforcing sanctions
Which statement reflects in-group membership?
Persistent antagonism and contempt for members
Mandatory participation without shared identity
No interaction beyond occasional meetings
A sense of belonging, loyalty, and respect
According to Richard Gelles and Ann Levine, which criterion identifies social groups?
Groups avoid establishing roles and statuses
Members have shared identity and interact regularly
Individuals refuse ongoing participation entirely
Membership is accidental and rarely organized
