Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Concepts) | List-II (Meanings) | ||
| (A) | Social stratification | (I) | Ways in which individuals may become cut off from full involvement in the wider society. |
| (B) | Prejudices | (II) | Refers to pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another. |
| (C) | Stereotypes | (III) | Fix whole groups into single, homogeneous categories. |
| (D) | Social exclusion | (IV) | Refer to a system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
(A) Social stratification — this matches (IV) Refer to a system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy. This hierarchy then shapes people’s identity and experiences, their relations with others and their access to resources.
(B) Prejudices — this matches (II) Refers to pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another. The word literally means ‘pre-judgement’: an opinion formed before considering any evidence.
(C) Stereotypes — this matches (III) Fix whole groups into single, homogeneous categories. A stereotype treats a whole community as if it had one fixed trait, ignoring the differences among its members; prejudices are often grounded in stereotypes.
(D) Social exclusion — this matches (I) Ways in which individuals may become cut off from full involvement in the wider society. It looks at the factors that prevent people from having opportunities open to the majority, such as education, health and transport.
NCERT (2025-26): “Social Inequality … Sociologists use the term social stratification to refer to a system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy.…” “Social Inequality … Prejudices refer to pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another. The word literally means ‘pre-judgement’, that is, an opinion formed in advance of any familiarity with the subject, before considering any available evidence.…” “Social Inequality … Stereotypes fix whole groups into single, homogenous categories; they refuse to recognise the variation across individuals and across contexts or across time. They treat an entire community as though it were a single person with a single all-encompassing trait or characteristic.…” “Social Exclusion … Social exclusion refers to ways in which individuals may become cut off from full involvement in the wider society. It focuses attention on a broad range of factors that prevent individuals or groups from having opportunities open to the majority of the population.…” |